President Trump courted leaders of organizations affiliated with the Tea Party movement on Wednesday evening, hoping to win their support of the recently proposed House GOP’s healthcare plan to replace Obamacare.
Trump met with Club for Growth president David McIntosh, Heritage Foundation president Jim DeMint, Heritage Action CEO Michael Needham, Americans for Prosperity president Tim Phillips, FreedomWorks president Adam Brandon and Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin.
The House Freedom Caucus — comprised of the lower chamber’s most conservative Republicans — said earlier this week that it had concerns about the bill. One such member, Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, on Tuesday said he is optimistic that congressional Republicans will be able to make improvements to the Obamacare replacement bill that was introduced on Monday.
“I think amidst the horse excrement we can find a pony around here somewhere,” Gohmert said Tuesday afternoon during a House Freedom Caucus press conference. “And that’s what we’re gonna be looking to have. I think we’ll have a racehorse as long as we get good amendments when we’re done.”
