GOP strategist Rick Wilson is questioning President Trump's "mojo as a dealmaker," saying it went over "like a fart in a hurricane" during an effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare.
“It’s sort of wish-casting on Trump’s part that once again his powers of moral persuasion, his mojo as a dealmaker — which we saw last week went over like a fart in a hurricane — this was not something that was successful for him in the House," Wilson, who's also a columnist for The Daily Beast, said on MSNBC's "Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" on Tuesday.
"And I see even less of a prospect of that happening in the Senate unless he wants to completely deviate from any sort of conservative dogma and ideology about how we view reforming healthcare.”
"Everybody really wants the same thing. We want greatness for this country that we love," said Trump at a reception at the White House.
"So, I think we're going to have some very good relationships. Right, Chuck? I see Chuck. Hello, Chuck," Trump said, prompting some laughter in the room.
On Tuesday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the president is committed to try to work with Democrats on healthcare reform and has already spoken to some liberal lawmakers by phone.
“Starting Friday afternoon through late yesterday, [Trump] has received a number of calls, as well as other members of the senior staff that have been working on healthcare, from members of both sides saying that they would like to work together, offer up ideas and have suggestions about how to come to resolution on this and get to a House vote on this,” Spicer said.