Now, the Trump White House has evidently decided to spin the possible failure of the AHCA as a success:senior WH aide, asked if decisive health care defeat today is best for Team Trump: "100%" — John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) March 24, 2017So, if the bill goes down in defeat, it’s a “100%” win. Trump, along with senior White House officials, have been acclaiming the virtues of Ryan’s bill for quite some time. In it, he described Ryan’s plan as part of his “three-pronged process” to reform health care ― one in which the legislature would act in concert with Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to “expand choice, lower costs, and provide health care access for all.” For his part, Price has been making the rounds, flacking for the House’s bill all over television. And as recently as two weeks ago, Trump was threatening to support the primary challengers of any Republican who refused to give the American Health Care Act their vote. The White House hasn’t been kept in the dark on this.

Source: Huffington Post March 24, 2017 16:41 UTC