Trump won’t learn: Second Look

USA TODAY 7:05 a.m. ET April 2, 2017

Letter to the editor:

As soon as the American Health Care Act failed to pass muster, President Trump said he’s moving on from health care. As if coming up with another draft is somehow not worth the effort.

The fact that Trump had no plan coming in as president is now blatantly obvious. He promised to have a “great plan.” He had no plan. The bill that House Speaker Paul Ryan cobbled together at the beck and call of Trump was pathetic. Republicans had more than seven years to construct a bill that would overcome all potential obstacles and solve the so-called problems of the Affordable Care Act.

Now Trump says forget about it. He has moved on to other issues like tax reform. Apparently, health care was just a campaign slogan. Trump not only doesn’t have the faintest clue about how to provide care to citizens, he also does not have the mental stamina to pay attention to why it matters. God forbid he takes 15 minutes to learn from his mistakes and try again. Yet, I am not all that surprised. Slash and burn has always been Trump’s modus operandi. Why would he change now? If you don’t succeed the first time, just blame the failure on others. That is Trump’s way.

The American people were speaking to you, Mr. President. You are the one who is responsible for this bill. You are the one whom those Republican congressmen were pointing at when they said slow down, get it right.

George Cassidy Payne; Rochester, N.Y.

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