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To: locogringo who wrote (1013793)	4/29/2017 8:56:33 PM
From: Mongo2116	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577020

Obama Just Hit Trump Right Where it Hurts—He’s Not Going to Like This April 28, 2017 Samantha Layne News 2792 SHARES Share On Facebook Tweet Post Subscribe Obama Takes A Jab At TrumpFormer President Barack Obama just hit current President Donald Trump right where it hurts – Trump’s dismal popularity numbers. And, to make it stung even more, he contrasted Trump’s poor showing with the rising popularity of the centerpiece of Obama’s own legacy: the Affordable Care Act. During a private event on Thursday, Obama celebrated the “political resilience of his signature health care law,” CNN reported. It was during this event that Obama pointed out one basic, indisputable fact. The Affordable Care Act is now more popular than the guy in the White House struggling mightily to repeal it. As Republicans mount a second attempt to overturn the former president’s signature health care law, Obama noted to his midtown Manhattan audience that “the Affordable Care Act has never been more popular – and it’s more popular than the current president.” The statement was paraphrased by an attendee in the room. As CNN reported: “Trump has a 44% approval rating heading into his 100th day in office, according to a new CNN/ORC poll this week — the lowest approval rating of any newly elected president at this stage. In that survey, 36% said they approve of the way Trump is handling health care policy, and 47% said they favored Obamacare.” And, unlike Trump, Numbers don’t lie. The GOP Continues To Fail On Repeal-Replace AttemptsLast month, President Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan summarily yanked a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act when it became apparent that, even though Republicans control both the House and the Senate and the presidency, and they have spent the last eight years swearing to repeal the ACA, they did not have the votes to do so. It was a moment that left the Trump administration, and the Republican party in general, looking weak and foolish. RELATED: Trump Melted Down In Insane Reuters Interview – And Twitter Went Absolutely NuclearThis week, the White House again made a push to repeal-and-replace in a panicked effort to make some sort of legislative accomplishment ahead of Trump’s 100-day mark on Saturday. However, although the second attempt appeared heartless enough to garner more support the second time around, House leadership still didn’t feel confident enough that it had enough votes to pass. It was announced that there would not be a vote on that bill this week.

To: locogringo who wrote (1013793)	4/29/2017 11:53:10 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 1577020

That it's funny.

To: locogringo who wrote (1013793)	4/30/2017 8:53:41 AM
From: Mongo2116	Respond to of 1577020

what a coward lmao!! Cowardly Trump Disses White House Correspondents’ Dinner…From 100 Miles Away (VIDEO) April 29, 2017Samantha Layne News Trump Talks Tough On The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, But… Donald Trump took the opportunity to talk trash on the White House Correspondents’ dinner while safely at his own rally, over 100 miles away. Have you ever seen a kid talk really tough when their parent is out of the room because he or she knows she can get away with it? And have you ever seen a kid decide that, since all the cool kids are going to a certain party, he’s just going to go to a different party, and pretend that was really his first choice? That’s exactly what the presidents sounded like, on both counts. The White House White House Correspondents’ dinner has long been a grand Washington tradition. And it’s designed to actually bring the media together with the president and relieve some of the tension that builds up naturally, no matter who is in the Oval Office. Comedians roast the president – and the press, as well – and the president pokes fun at himself, too. It’s typically a very humanizing event. But Donald Trump just cannot take the heat. And so, as journalists and comedians gather for their annual tradition, Trump will become the first president in 36 years who doesn’t attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The last one who didn’t make it was President Ronald Reagan…who was recovering from a gunshot wound. This Is Pure Vanity But while surrounded by his adoring fans, over 100 miles away, Trump gladly attacked the media. He talked trash on the dinner he is too frightened to attend. But instead of sounding funny, or resolute, or presidential, Donald Trump sounded like a little boy trying to talk tough…while safely in his own room, with the door closed, so his mom can’t hear him. Let’s be clear on this. The president is not skipping the White House Correspondents’ Dinner because he is tough on media. The man loves the media. Instead, he is skipping the dinner because his vanity and ego, both huge and fragile simultaneously, cannot handle it.