Pelosi Slams Trump On Health Care Bill: 'Rookie's Error'
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi referred to President Trump as a “rookie” multiple times during a press briefing Thursday, the same day the House of Representatives was set to vote on the Republican health care bill.


House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi referred to President Trump as a “rookie” multiple times during a press briefing Thursday, the same day the House of Representatives was set to vote on the Republican health care bill. 
In the first instance, she told reporters, “As bad as Trumpcare was, Republicans have been up to all night long to make it worse. They're scrambling to find a bill they can pass on the floor. I don't know if you want to call this, on Trump's part, a rookie's error, but you don't find a day and say we're going to pass a bill. You build a consensus in your caucus and when you're ready you set the date to bring it to the floor.”  
Soon after, she added, “Rookie's error, Donald Trump. Maybe a great negotiator--rookie's error for bringing this up on a day we are clearly not ready.” 
As she pointed out during her comments, the day marked the seven-year anniversary that President Obama signed his signature health care bill, called the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare, into law. 
While a vote on the plan to repeal and replace Obamacare was expected to take place on Thursday, CNN reports that it has been pushed to Friday.
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