Trump still has confidence in Mitch McConnell after failed healthcare bill

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President Trump said Thursday he still has confidence in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell despite the most recent failure of Republicans’ attempts to overhaul Obamacare.

“I do,” Trump said on Fox News when asked if he still has confidence in McConnell, R-Ky. “I think he has to get rid of the filibuster rule. It’s a disaster for the Republican Party because it means you need 60 votes on most pieces of legislation, and you’re not going to get it.”

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