Chris0nllyn
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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/847435163143454723The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don't get on the team, & fast. We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!
There's 32 members of the House Freedom Caucus. The GOP has a 34-seat majority in the house.
Rep. Ted Poe (Texas) already gave in and resigned from the Caucus. Rep. Brian Babin (Texas) may also. Others such as Rep. Trent Frank said he is concerned that if another healthcare bill fails, it could be at the hands of the Freedom Caucus. It could also be the same if a good bill gets passed.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/freedom-caucus-obamacare-repeal-236665“Here will be the test: My hope is the president will be inclined to allow the negotiations to go forward and we will be allowed to get a better bill than we did before,” said group member Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) in a brief interview Tuesday. “If we do, the Freedom Caucus will have a great equity in that conclusion. If we don’t, if we see the thing fail completely — nothing but shards around us — then we probably saw the Freedom Caucus overplay their hand… and I say that as a grateful member of the Freedom Caucus.”
Quite the predicament. Trump came into this railing against the establishment. People who sold themselves out to keep their power. Now Trump is asking them to sell out and come to his side, or get fought against.
Thomas Massie and Justin Amash said as much after Trump's tweet.