According to Fox News, Mike Pence shows up on Capitol Hill as McConnell says today is the day that the Senate sets the schedule for repealing and replacing Obamacare:
VP-elect @mike_pence arrives at Capitol Hill to meet with GOP leaders about plans to repeal and replace #ObamaCare. pic.twitter.com/v283K5ofe3
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 4, 2017
And then out of nowhere Obama shows up, with both Fox and CNN saying he’s there to ‘fight’ for Obamacare:
.@POTUS arrives at Capitol Hill to meet with Democrats about #ObamaCare. pic.twitter.com/pUy7SmK5I4
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 4, 2017
President Obama arrives at the Capitol to rally Democrats on health care https://t.co/FacgOUccHA https://t.co/YwkEAOEKon
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 4, 2017
LOL, are you kidding me? Didn’t anyone tell Obama that his party not only lost the election but lost the presidency, and that Obamacare repeal was a huge issue in the election?
He’s supposed to be meeting with Democrats, so my guess is it’s a strategy session meant to galvanize them and discuss the best way to use the media to fight the repeal of Obamacare, finding bleeding heart stories of people whose children will die without healthcare or something. Because the media is all they have left as they not only lost the election, but the will of the people.
All I know is Republicans, including Trump, better stand strong against the torrent of smears and pressure coming their way from Democrats and the media. As Paul Ryan said yesterday, this is an opportunity that doesn’t come very often and their resolve had better be strong.