People around Trump have said he is motivated by a desire to fulfill campaign promises as quickly as possible. 1 item on the president’s agenda, and it’s not an issue where the White House led. Trump hoped that by fulfilling it quickly he could unlock a storehouse of items that were higher on his agenda. “He presented the president with a damaged bill of goods,” Christopher Ruddy, a Trump friend who publishes the conservative website Newsmax, said in an interview. He had not fought prior political battles with these lawmakers, raised money with them or campaigned on their behalf.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 26, 2017 10:52 UTC