Charlie Dent

So then Trump goes around the whole room, asks everybody how they're voting. Yes, lean yes. That took a while. And then one of the guys, And now a couple of them lied to him, but that's to be expected. And so after it's all over, after 45 minutes of all this going around the room and chit-chatting about other things, he turns back at me and he says, you still a hard no?

So then Trump goes around the whole room, asks everybody how they're voting. Yes, lean yes. That took a while. And then one of the guys, And now a couple of them lied to him, but that's to be expected. And so after it's all over, after 45 minutes of all this going around the room and chit-chatting about other things, he turns back at me and he says, you still a hard no?

So then Trump goes around the whole room, asks everybody how they're voting. Yes, lean yes. That took a while. And then one of the guys, And now a couple of them lied to him, but that's to be expected. And so after it's all over, after 45 minutes of all this going around the room and chit-chatting about other things, he turns back at me and he says, you still a hard no?

I said, yeah, I'm still a no, Mr. President. With that, he goes off again. Now, I was really getting annoyed at this point. I finally, I waited like five or 10 seconds. I said, oh, come on, Mr. President. He said, oh, I'm done talking to you. I don't want to hear it. Tell them anything. turns away like that and looks in the other direction. The meeting breaks up.

I said, yeah, I'm still a no, Mr. President. With that, he goes off again. Now, I was really getting annoyed at this point. I finally, I waited like five or 10 seconds. I said, oh, come on, Mr. President. He said, oh, I'm done talking to you. I don't want to hear it. Tell them anything. turns away like that and looks in the other direction. The meeting breaks up.

I said, yeah, I'm still a no, Mr. President. With that, he goes off again. Now, I was really getting annoyed at this point. I finally, I waited like five or 10 seconds. I said, oh, come on, Mr. President. He said, oh, I'm done talking to you. I don't want to hear it. Tell them anything. turns away like that and looks in the other direction. The meeting breaks up.

I just look at Mike Pence and say, Mike, you know, this isn't helping anything. And then one of the young aides came up to me and I know he'd worked in the House and he said, hey, Mr. Dent, Mr. Dent, why don't you go up to the president privately now as the meeting's breaking up? Just tell him you'll vote for the bill. And I know what his motivation was.

I just look at Mike Pence and say, Mike, you know, this isn't helping anything. And then one of the young aides came up to me and I know he'd worked in the House and he said, hey, Mr. Dent, Mr. Dent, why don't you go up to the president privately now as the meeting's breaking up? Just tell him you'll vote for the bill. And I know what his motivation was.

I just look at Mike Pence and say, Mike, you know, this isn't helping anything. And then one of the young aides came up to me and I know he'd worked in the House and he said, hey, Mr. Dent, Mr. Dent, why don't you go up to the president privately now as the meeting's breaking up? Just tell him you'll vote for the bill. And I know what his motivation was.

Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan at that particular moment weren't for the bill either. I think he wanted Trump to blame Meadows and Jordan. But I said, hey, I said to this young guy, hey, you know what? I came here and now I'm an F no now. OK, so I'm going to spend the next 24 hours, find another four or five Republicans to vote against this piece of crap of a bill.

Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan at that particular moment weren't for the bill either. I think he wanted Trump to blame Meadows and Jordan. But I said, hey, I said to this young guy, hey, you know what? I came here and now I'm an F no now. OK, so I'm going to spend the next 24 hours, find another four or five Republicans to vote against this piece of crap of a bill.

Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan at that particular moment weren't for the bill either. I think he wanted Trump to blame Meadows and Jordan. But I said, hey, I said to this young guy, hey, you know what? I came here and now I'm an F no now. OK, so I'm going to spend the next 24 hours, find another four or five Republicans to vote against this piece of crap of a bill.

And so the next day they had to pull the bill off the floor. We got a couple of guys to vote against it. And so that was in March of 2017. So the point I'm making is Medicaid was a tough issue then. It's a tougher issue now. Because so many more Republicans now recognize that much of their base is on Medicaid.

And so the next day they had to pull the bill off the floor. We got a couple of guys to vote against it. And so that was in March of 2017. So the point I'm making is Medicaid was a tough issue then. It's a tougher issue now. Because so many more Republicans now recognize that much of their base is on Medicaid.

And so the next day they had to pull the bill off the floor. We got a couple of guys to vote against it. And so that was in March of 2017. So the point I'm making is Medicaid was a tough issue then. It's a tougher issue now. Because so many more Republicans now recognize that much of their base is on Medicaid.

And so I think if we couldn't reform Medicaid the way they wanted to then, why do we think we'll be able to do it now? I mean, they might try to stick a work requirement in there. Beyond that, I'm not saying –

And so I think if we couldn't reform Medicaid the way they wanted to then, why do we think we'll be able to do it now? I mean, they might try to stick a work requirement in there. Beyond that, I'm not saying –

And so I think if we couldn't reform Medicaid the way they wanted to then, why do we think we'll be able to do it now? I mean, they might try to stick a work requirement in there. Beyond that, I'm not saying –

how they're going to do too many significant changes particularly in the u.s senate the house might pass something but the senate i think is going to be a bit more squeamish they have a lower threshold for pain they feel that you know the house has a higher threshold they'll pass bills that are going to go nowhere uh even though they're very politically damaging which was the case back in 2017 on the repeal replace the bill that the house passed i warned colleagues policy's bad the politics are worse the bill would never be adopted by the senate never in a million years

how they're going to do too many significant changes particularly in the u.s senate the house might pass something but the senate i think is going to be a bit more squeamish they have a lower threshold for pain they feel that you know the house has a higher threshold they'll pass bills that are going to go nowhere uh even though they're very politically damaging which was the case back in 2017 on the repeal replace the bill that the house passed i warned colleagues policy's bad the politics are worse the bill would never be adopted by the senate never in a million years