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Trump Goes After Fake News NYTimes, Slams Media Criticism On Healthcare I Know The Subject

Well

by Tyler Durden

One day after he repeatedly lashed out at CNN, on Wednesday President Trump blasted

the the NYT in particular, and the broader press in general, for reporting that he is

"not totally engaged" on healthcare.

"Some of the Fake News Media likes to say that I am not totally engaged in healthcare,"

Trump tweeted shortly before 7am.

"Wrong, I know the subject well & want victory for U.S."

Trump's fury appears to have been focused on a Times story published on Tuesday titled

"On Senate Health Bill, Trump Falters in the Closer's Role," in which the Gray Lady said

that the president was "largely on the sidelines" as the Senate leadership sought to attract

votes for its healthcare bill.

It added that the president's team's "heavy-handed tactics have been ineffective in the Senate."

As the Hill reports, a Republican senator who supports the Senate GOP's healthcare bill

reportedly does not think President Trump has a clear understanding of the plan.

The New York Times reported that a senator left a White House meeting Tuesday with the

feeling that the president didn't fully understand some basic parts of the plan, citing an aide

who received a detailed readout of the exchange.

The senator felt Trump "seemed especially confused" after a moderate Republican said

those who were against the bill would say it appeared to be a "massive tax break for

the wealthy," according to The Times.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after the White House meeting ignored a question

regarding Trump�s command of the details of the negotiations and smiled blandly, the

newspaper noted.

Trump met with Republican senators just hours after GOP leaders decided on Tuesday to postpone

a vote on its healthcare legislation.

The huddle came as one GOP strategist with close ties to the White House told The Hill

that Trump had not yet fully engaged with the effort to pass a bill in the upper chamber.

Trump said Tuesday he had a "great meeting" with Republican senators, adding that they

"really want to get it right."

Trump is likely to be particularly sensitive to healthcare criticism today, one day after

the Senate GOP leaders delayed a vote to repeal and replace ObamaCare after it became clear

the measure - again - lacked the votes for passage.

On Tuesday afternoon, Trump met with Republican senators at the White House, just hours after

the GOP leaders decided to postpone the vote on the healthcare legislation.

It was not immediately clear if Trump had managed to change any holdouts' opinions on

the vote.