Instead, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) decided to work up a different bill inside his Capitol office — and left Trump on the sidelines, where he happily stayed. Donald Trump, meet your toughest hurdle: The U.S. Senate“The flip side is it’s very difficult to do big things without the involvement of the president. The onetime primary challenger to Trump said that many Republicans knew exactly where the president stood and chose not to stand with him. And Vice President Pence served as an intermediary, shuttling back and forth to the Senate to talk with some key Republicans. Leadership sets the agenda, but senators vote in the interests of their states,” Rubio said.

Source: Washington Post July 18, 2017 21:17 UTC