President Trump blamed the Democrats for the failure of the Republican party’s health care repeal plan. Trump stated, “We have no Democratic support. We have no votes from them. They weren’t going to give us a single vote.” However, he did not mention that the problem is the division of the Republicans among themselves. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., along with President Trump tried to persuade the Republican members of the House to support the bill. However, Paul Ryan canceled the vote on the bill upon realizing he was about 20 votes shy of the minimum 216 votes needed. The Republicans could have gotten the bill passed if they had worked together.
People have started to wonder whether or not the Republicans will be able to govern the country, and whether Donald Trump can actually do what he promised during his election. The failure of the health care repeal plan is a wake-up call for President Trump. He needs to realize that just because his party is controlling the Congress that the bills he supports will not be passed easily. Donald Trump once said in the election campaign that, he is not a politician, but he is a businessman. He emphasized that he is good at negotiating with people. Ironically, he does not know how to negotiate with the politicians.
After all, instead of blaming each other, the Republicans need to figure out the way to unite their party. They need to try to work together for not only a good healthcare plan but also other issues facing the country. In addition, President Donald Trump needs to carefully go over the bills, and try to work with both parties. If members of the Republican party can not agree with each other on any issues, none of the bills will be passed without the help of the Democrats. The country would not move forward, and the US citizens will be the ones that suffer the consequence.
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