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Trump Calls Out Rand Paul For Opposing Latest Obamacare Repeal Push
Source: Talking Points Memo
By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 9:02 AM
President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning called out Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) for his staunch opposition to the Senates last-gasp effort to repeal Obamacare before the end of the month.
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
Paul is the one senator who has so far made very clear he will not support the Obamacare repeal bill crafted by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), though others are likely to follow. Paul has rankled Republican leadership throughout their months-long effort to repeal Obamacare, repeatedly labeling certain proposals as Obamacare lite, a term hes using again this time around.
Throughout that process, Rand spoke to Trump about Obamacare repeal, building a relationship with the White House. While the House was working on its Obamacare repeal bill, Paul came out against the legislation. He then played a game of golf with Trump in April, after which he said he was optimistic about reaching an agreement to repeal Obamacare. Paul met with Trump again in June as he was an outspoken skeptic of Senate efforts to repeal Obamacare.
Despite their frequent conversations about Obamacare, Trump was reportedly irked by Pauls loud, public opposition to Senate repeal efforts.
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Trump Calls Out Rand Paul For Opposing Latest Obamacare Repeal Push (Original Post)
DonViejo
Sep 2017
OP
trump - fix heathcare - paul balks...now there is a liar, a lie, and a liar..eom
asiliveandbreathe
Sep 2017
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asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)1. trump - fix heathcare - paul balks...now there is a liar, a lie, and a liar..eom
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)2. both Pauls got used and thrown away by Republican party. Heres your LAST chance to get back at them.
last chance Mr Paul, you gonna be Republicans toilet paper again?
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)3. Good move Mr. Trump
This will guarantee his no vote.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)4. I don't believe Paul's "opposition" for a second.
He's a classic bullshitter, making headlines with his own 'mavericky' stances only to shift gears and vote with the Rethugs at the last minute. Only depends on how much he can extract from McConnell for a "yes" vote.