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Drudge slams GOP Congress for making Trump 'do everything alone'

[The Hill] Drudge slams GOP Congress for making Trump 'do everything alone' Drudge Report founder Matt Drudge slammed the GOP-led Congress in a rare tweet Monday, accusing the party's lawmakers of hanging President Trump "out to dry" on issues like taxes and ObamaCare.

"Congress hanging The Donald out to dry. Making him do everything alone! Despicable. No tax cuts, no Obamacare repeal. NOTHING," wrote Drudge, an ardent Trump supporter.

A few minutes later, Drudge took Republican lawmakers to task for not yet repealing ObamaCare, despite holding majorities in both houses.

President Trump has moved at a blistering pace since taking office 10 days ago with a series of executive actions that have ranged from an immigration order that imposed a 120-day suspension of the refugee program and a 90-day ban on travel to the U.S. from citizens of seven countries, to withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, to reviving the Keystone XL pipeline and Dakota Access pipelines, among many others.

Repealing ObamaCare and tax cuts, however, cannot be done via executive order and require action from Congress. While lawmakers are expected to repeal ObamaCare at some point through the budget reconciliation process, Republicans worried at their congressional retreat last week that a rushed repeal would hurt the party in the 2018 elections.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-01-31 04:55|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Yeah? Wait until you see what happens in 2018 if you don't repeal.

Posted by KBK 2017-01-31 10:34|| 2017-01-31 10:34|| Front Page Top

#2 If Congress doesn't get on board, there will be 1,000 Trumps running in primaries in 2018. And they'll be winning.

Posted by Iblis 2017-01-31 10:46|| 2017-01-31 10:46|| Front Page Top

#3 Hey Matt, Steve says to stop by anytime for that free steak dinner. You earned it pal.

Posted by DepotGuy 2017-01-31 11:31|| 2017-01-31 11:31|| Front Page Top

#4 They need a defensible replacement for Obamacare before they repeal or they'll get slaughtered in 2018 elections.

It might only be a handful of people negatively effective but we'll see ads of pushing wheelchairs off of cliffs (again).

Posted by rjschwarz 2017-01-31 16:26|| 2017-01-31 16:26|| Front Page Top