After 100 days in office, President Trump’s patience is growing thin with the legislative gridlock in Congress holding up the repeal and replacement of Obamacare. Trump told supporters at a Harrisburg, Pa., rally that he wants to “get that damn thing passed quickly.”
If healthcare reform fails to gain traction, Trump warned he would “be so angry at [Pennsylvania] congressman [Mike] Kelly and congressman [Tom] Marino, and all of our congressmen in this room.”
While Trump promised to do away with his predecessor’s marquee healthcare law during his first 100 days, infighting in the House Republican conference has frustrated that hope. In a major blow to the White House, the administration has made multiple unsuccessful attempts to broker a deal.
Trump on healthcare repeal: "I'll be so angry" at "all of our congressmen in this room if we don't get that damn thing passed quickly." pic.twitter.com/i6DvNMEfwz— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) April 30, 2017
But Trump sounded optimistic in a Friday interview with Fox News, predicting that an agreement could come together as early as “next week.”
Showing renewed optimism, Trump repeated that promise Saturday. “They will get it done. We know them,” the president said referring to the two Pennsylvania Republicans in the crowd. “They will get it done.”
