This meeting has already occurred and there’s a good chance it’s over now.
But according to longtime Obamacare opponent, Betsy McCaughey, Trump made it a top priority today to meet with the “conservative” Republican Study Committee on the health care bill. This is how she portrayed the meeting an hour ago:
Indeed it was the first thing on his calendar this morning, according to Politico:
TRUMP’S SCHEDULE:
9:30 a.m.: President Donald Trump will meet with the Republican Study Committee in the Oval Office.
10:00 a.m.: Trump will lead a Veterans Affairs listening session in the Roosevelt Room.
11:20 a.m.: Trump will welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House.
11:30 a.m.: Trump and Merkel will meet in the Oval Office.
12:30 p.m.: Trump will lead a roundtable discussion with German and American business leaders on vocational training in the Cabinet Room.
1:20 p.m.: Trump and Merkel will hold a joint press conference in the East Room.
1:50 p.m.: Trump and Merkel will hold a working luncheon in the State Dining Room.
4:00 p.m.: Trump will depart the White House en route to Mar-a-Lago.
So it does look like he made it a top priority. Whether they were able to make any serious headway in terms of the big problems with the bill, including the refundable tax credits, we don’t know yet. I”m not getting my hopes up though.