Trump, Ryan Decide To Pull Obamacare Replacement From House Vote

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JEFF: THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M
JUST BOND.
LEYNA: I'M LEYNA NGUYEN.
OBAMACARE STAYS AND TRUMP IS
READY TO MOVE ON.
JEFF: CAPITOL HILL IS BUZZING
AFTER THE STUNNING DECISION TO
CANCEL A VOTE ON THE GOP
LEGISLATION.
LEYNA: DAVE BRYAN JOINS US NOW
WITH WORD THAT THE MASS JUST
DIDN'T ADD UP.
REPORTER: THIS IS NOT THE WAY
PRESIDENT TRUMP VISUALIZED HIS
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST, I
GUARANTEE YOU THAT.
THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE DAY
PRESIDENT TRUMPS REPUBLICAN
HEALTHCARE REPLACEMENT PLAN WAS
PASSED BY CONGRESS, A SMASHING
VICTORY FOR THE ULTIMATE
DEALMAKER.
INSTEAD IT WAS A DAY OF
EMBARRASSMENT AND DEFEAT WHEN
THE BILL WAS WITHDRAWN IN A
LAST-MINUTE FACE-SAVING
EXERCISE.
I HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR THE
LAST YEAR END A HALF, THE BEST
THING WE CAN DO CLINICALLY
SPEAKING IS LET OBAMACARE
EXPLODE.
SAYING I TOLD YOU SO AND
PUTTING THE BEST LIGHT ON WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT, HE GREETED HIS
CRUSHING DEFEAT ON HEALTHCARE
WITH A MIXTURE OF
FINGER-POINTING AND PATIENCE
BLAMING THE DEMOCRATS FOR
UNITING IN A WAY THAT HIS PARTY
WAS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO DOING ON
THIS ISSUE.
I THINK THE LOSERS ARE NANCY
PELOSI AND CHUCK SCHUMER BECAUSE
NOW THEY OWN OBAMACARE WITH NO
DEMOCRAT SUPPORT.
WE COULDN'T QUITE GET THERE.
CHUCK SCHUMER SAID INSTEAD OF
BLAMING THE DEMOCRATS FOR HIS
DEFEAT, THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO
LOOK IN THE MIRROR.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS PRESIDENT
TRUMP PROVED TO BE INCOMPETENT.
THERE WAS NO PART OF THE DEAL
HERE.
THERE IS A LOT OF BLAME ON THE
REPUBLICAN SIDE TO GO AROUND.
REPORTER: THE FACT OF THE MATTER
IS NO ONE EXPECTED DEMOCRATS TO
VOTE FOR REPUBLICAN PLAN TO
DISMANTLE FORMER PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA'S SIGNATURE
ACHIEVEMENT.
SINCE REPUBLICANS CONTROL THE
WHITE HOUSE AND BOTH HOUSES OF
CONGRESS, IT LOOKS LIKE AN EASY
WIN FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP.
OBAMACARE IS COLLAPSING,
PREMIUMS ARE SKYROCKETING AND
PROVIDERS ARE FLEEING.
THIS MAY BE OUR LAST OFFRAMP.
REPORTER: THE DEMOCRATS GET
THEIR TURN TO TRASH THE BILL.
INSURANCE YOU WILL GET BUT
THE AMENDMENTS MADE WILL BE AS
WORTHLESS AS A DEGREE FROM TRUMP
UNIVERSITY.
REPORTER: IN THE FINAL HOURS IT
WAS REPUBLICAN REBELS, MANY FROM
THE FREEDOM CAUCUS WHO REJECTED
THE OVERTURES AND WERE READY TO
VOTE DOWN THE HEALTHCARE
REPLACEMENT BILL BEFORE IT WAS
PULLED BACK.
I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR
THIS BILL BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT'S
BAD FOR AMERICA.
IT'S ONE OF THE WORST TO BUILD
I'VE EVER SEEN.
THIS IS A DISAPPOINTING DAY
FOR US.
REPORTER: PAUL RYAN, WHO WAS THE
QUARTERBACK ON THIS ISSUE IN THE
HOUSE, WAS BITTERLY
DISAPPOINTED.
IT'S THE LAW OF THE LAND,
OBAMACARE WILL REMAIN THE LAW OF
THE LAND UNTIL IT'S REPLACED.
WE WILL BE LIVING WITH IT FOR
THE FREE RESEALABLE FUTURE.
REPORTER: TRUMP MADE OF THE
CENTER
LIKE THIS BEFORE THE ELECTION.
MY FIRST OFFICE I WILL ASK
CONGRESS TO PUT A BILL ON MY
DESK GETTING RID OF THIS
DISASTROUS BILL.
I NEVER SAID REPEAL AND
REPLACE IT WITHIN 64 DAYS.
REPORTER: LOOKING AHEAD HE ASKED
IF IT WAS FAIR TO LET OBAMACARE
EXPLODE WHICH COULD RESULT IN
GREAT SUFFERING FOR MANY
AMERICANS.
THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO
ABOUT IT.
IT'S GOING TO, BAD THINGS ARE
GOING TO HAPPEN TO OBAMACARE.
THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO TO
HELP IT.
IT IS IMPLODING AND SOON WILL
EXPLODE.
IT WON'T BE PRETTY.
THE DEMOCRATS DON'T WANT TO SEE
THAT SO THERE CAN REACH OUT WHEN
THEY'RE READY.
WHENEVER THEY ARE READY WE ARE
READY.
REPORTER: FOR REPUBLICANS IN
CONGRESS WHO SPENT SEVEN YEARS
GETTING RID OF OBAMACARE, IT
LOOKS LIKE THE ISSUE IS DEAD FOR
THIS YEAR.
NEVER SAY NEVER.
DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BE
PERMANENTLY, BUT FOR THE TIME
BEING, IT SOUNDS THAT WAY.
REPORTER: THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION WILL TRY TO
QUICKLY CHANGE THE SUBJECT TO
TAX REFORM AND FUNDING FOR THE
BORDER WALL.
FOR THAT MATTER, ANYTHING OTHER
THAN HEALTHCARE.
YOU CAN BE SURE THAT WILL START
QUICK.
JEFF: WE ARE INSIDE 100 DAYS OF
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION HOW
DAMAGING IS THIS, NOT PASSING
THEIR HEALTHCARE.
SHORT RUN, LONG RUN, THERE'S
NO WAY TO MINIMIZE THIS.
REPEAL AND REPLACE WAS THE
BATTLE CRY OF THE TRUMP
CAMPAIGN, SECOND ONLY TO BUILD
THE WALL.
TO GET SHOT DOWN BY MEMBERS OF
THE PRESIDENT ON PARTY ON HIS
FIRST HIGH-PROFILE LEGISLATIVE
ISSUE IS, IN SOME RESPECT, THE
PERFECT STORM.
IT DIMINISHES THE STATURE OF THE
PRESIDENT AND MAKES HIS
PRIORITIES LOOK VULNERABLE.
THE FEAR FACTOR ON CAPITOL HILL
THAT WE MUST GO ALONG WITH THE
PRESIDENT IS SEVERELY WOUNDED.
MY GUESS IS, AS I MENTIONED, THE

Trump, Ryan Decide To Pull Obamacare Replacement From House Vote

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