Trump has made at least 4 different excuses for the GOP's health-care failure in the last 24 hours


President Trump is pointing fingers. Following the collapse of the GOP health-care bill Monday night, the president took to casting blame on both his own party and the Democrats, despite their minority in the Senate. Here is a look at the last 24 hours in Trumpland. Jeva Lange
Blame the Republicans
To start things off, Trump suggested that Senate Republicans had bitten off more than they could chew with the proposed bill. He advised his party to instead "start from a clean slate" and win over Democrats, despite Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) having already ruled out a bipartisan option. Trump also previously called House Republicans' health-care proposal "mean."
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Blame the Democrats and "a few Republicans"
Trump followed up his initial tweet with a pep talk for Republicans, although he refused to let "a few" of them off the hook. Wonder who they might be?
Blame the Democrats
A majority is a majority, however "small."
Blame the system
As The New York Times' Shane Goldmacher points out, "They were using 51-seat majority (50 with [Vice President Mike] Pence) and couldn't muster the votes."
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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.
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