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Friday, October 20, 2017

News Alert: Trump curveballs give Congress whiplash

 
 
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Trump curveballs give Congress whiplash
President Trump's mixed messaging is increasingly throwing a curveball into negotiations on Capitol Hill, leaving lawmakers struggling to keep up with his changing opinions.

The president this week reversed course on a bipartisan healthcare deal, first encouraging Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) in private to negotiate a deal, then coming out against the agreement and seemingly stopping it cold.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), asked about the president’s shifting stance, said Trump would have to speak for himself because he was “just trying to get results” before darting into a GOP lunch.
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