Trump: Republicans and Democrats who voted against GOP health-care bill 'let the American people down'
What a difference a few hours makes.
Before the final vote on an ObamaCare repeal, President Trump tweeted words of encouragement for GOP members of the Senate:
After the bill was defeated 51-49, thanks to Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voting with Democrats, Trump was back on Twitter with this message:
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He might be regretting this post from Tuesday:
But probably not as much as saying this in 2015:
McCain hasn't hinted he voted against the bill as a way of getting back at Trump — in a statement, he said he was a no because the repeal "offered no replacement to actually reform our health-care system and deliver affordable quality health care to our citizens" — but it does make you wonder.
