Joe Scarborough Calls Trump’s Health Care Push ‘An Obviously Stupid Play’
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MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough has blasted the Trump administration for not properly prioritizing their key policy goals.
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough has blasted the Trump administration for not properly prioritizing their key policy goals.
On Friday, he said about the GOP health care effort, “This was such an obviously stupid play done by somebody, or a group of people, that didn't know how Washington worked.”
Scarborough added, “We said it time and time again. They could not lead with health care. And when they decided to lead with health care, why did they decide to lead with Paul Ryan's version of health care? It was completely opposite of what Donald Trump promised every day on the campaign trail.”
He argued, “So much of this was the same mistake that neophyte...presidents make when they come into Washington, D.C.”
He went on to say, “Donald Trump should not have listened to members of the House and the Senate...His problem is getting momentum legislatively--passing tax reform, passing regulatory reform, getting the wind behind their backs.”
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi expressed somewhat similar thoughts during a speech on Thursday when she referred to Trump as a “rookie” multiple times; in one instance, she said about the GOP’s health care proposal, “Rookie's error, Donald Trump. Maybe a great negotiator--rookie's error for bringing this up on a day we are clearly not ready.”
During an Oval Office press conference following the collapse of the health care bill Friday afternoon, Trump indicated that he would likely be turning his attention to tax reform next.
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough has blasted the Trump administration for not properly prioritizing their key policy goals.
On Friday, he said about the GOP health care effort, “This was such an obviously stupid play done by somebody, or a group of people, that didn't know how Washington worked.”
Scarborough added, “We said it time and time again. They could not lead with health care. And when they decided to lead with health care, why did they decide to lead with Paul Ryan's version of health care? It was completely opposite of what Donald Trump promised every day on the campaign trail.”
He argued, “So much of this was the same mistake that neophyte...presidents make when they come into Washington, D.C.”
He went on to say, “Donald Trump should not have listened to members of the House and the Senate...His problem is getting momentum legislatively--passing tax reform, passing regulatory reform, getting the wind behind their backs.”
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi expressed somewhat similar thoughts during a speech on Thursday when she referred to Trump as a “rookie” multiple times; in one instance, she said about the GOP’s health care proposal, “Rookie's error, Donald Trump. Maybe a great negotiator--rookie's error for bringing this up on a day we are clearly not ready.”
During an Oval Office press conference following the collapse of the health care bill Friday afternoon, Trump indicated that he would likely be turning his attention to tax reform next.