(CNN) In the end, nothing was more damaging to the Republican effort to repeal Obamacare than President Donald Trump himself. His performance in handling the first major legislative initiative of his administration was a complete failure of leadership. And Trump didn't earn much credit when he publicly threatened Sen. Dean Heller rather than courting him. Early Friday, he learned along with the rest of us that the Republicans couldn't get enough votes to pass a repeal bill. McConnell could try for another repeal vote.

Source: CNN July 28, 2017 15:46 UTC