I am going to start with my take on the Trump Agenda and what the healthcare failure means. First, the Freedom Caucus is about obstruction and anarchy, not governing. Second, Ryan doesn't have real support for his small government measures and the Trump populism shows you that. Trump voters need the government programs so the question is not cutting but how to better implement them. The Republican party is divided and falling apart and has been, that is how we ended up with Trump. Trump is shutting out Democrats (and why, I don't know because the populist Dems could be all over some of his nationalist ideas). What does this mean for the Trump agenda? Probably DOA, unless the learning curve improves significantly. And Trumps use of Fox to attack Ryan and for Fox to be his mouthpiece is disturbing on many levels. Below are relevant articles.
Reuters: Priebus says Trump may bypass hardliners to get his agenda passed
WaPo: Trumps path forward gets harder
WaPo: Who's to blame?
WaPo: Fox host calls on removal of Ryan after Trump tweets about her show
WaPo: A New Dynamic in the house
NYT Trump vs Congress
NYT GOP Civil War
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