'There is a lot of angst about this whole health care bulls*** we are dealing with,' said one Republican congressman who asked to remain anonymous. 'But you aren't going to hear members say 'WTF Mr. President, what the hell did you do that for?''
Instead, President Donald Trump strolled into the Senate Republican's lunch last Tuesday reinvigorated by the end of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe and with a surprise announcement to make: He wanted to put health care at the top of the GOP agenda.It was a declaration that elicited more than a few snide grumbles from lawmakers and aides. Health care? They wondered. Really?The last time they tried that it, ended in disaster.
Republican lawmakers describe a President that behind the scenes is like a Maitre D' at your favorite restaurant, a willing tour guide and listener, but also a force of personality who commands meetings and has the propensity to talk endlessly about everything and nothing.
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