President Donald Trump is lashing back against recent reports that he was minimally engaged with the process of passing a Senate health care bill.
Donald J. Trump
✔@realDonaldTrumpThe failing @nytimes writes false story after false story about me. They don’t even call to verify the facts of a story. A Fake News Joke!
Donald J. Trump
✔@realDonaldTrumpSome of the Fake News Media likes to say that I am not totally engaged in healthcare. Wrong, I know the subject well & want victory for U.S.
The “false story” from The New York Times being denounced by Trump claimed that, prior to a Tuesday meeting at the White House, he’d only met with a few senators. Trump reached out to more conservative senators who oppose the bill, including Ted Cruz of Texas, Mike Lee of Utah and Rand Paul of Kentucky, the Times reported.
This same story claims that chief strategist Steve Bannon and chief of staff Reince Priebus, despite playing major roles in passing the House health care bill, have had their influence significantly reduced for the Senate version. Instead the responsibility for persuading senators has been left to Vice President Mike Pence, who Senate Republicans indicated they’d rather work with.
Source: Salon
