It is huge for America’s politics, because Mr Trump had staked his blowhard presidency on his supposedly exceptional ability to do deals – “my art form”, as he puts it. It would show that Mr Trump can get things done. Yet on Friday, Mr Trump and the congressional Republicans had to admit that their plan had comprehensively hit the wall. Mr Trump also lacked the political skill to make the inevitable political trades that would give him a majority. Both Mr Ryan and Mr Trump look like damaged goods right now – and a good thing too.

Source: The Guardian March 26, 2017 18:33 UTC