Freedom Caucus Co-Founder Jim Jordan to Trump: Let's Forget About Blame And Do What We Promised

In an interview Thursday morning on Fox News Channel, Freedom Caucus co-founder Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) reacted to President Trump’s tweet which reads: "The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don't get on the team, & fast. We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!"



The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don't get on the team, & fast. We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 30, 2017

REP. JIM JORDAN: Look, the Freedom Caucus is trying to change Washington. This bill keeps Washington the same, plain and simple. This bill doesn’t fully repeal Obamacare, this bill doesn’t lower premiums and probably most importantly, this bill doesn’t unite Republicans and the American people – as evidence by the fact that only 17 percent of the country supports this legislation, so we appreciate the President, we’re trying to help the President but the fact is you’ve got to look at the legislation. And it doesn’t do what we told the voters we were gonna do and the American people understand that, that’s why only 17 percent of the population supports this legislation...



Look I’m not here to assign blame to anyone, I’m not here to point to the future. What I’m focused on doing is doing what we told the voters we were gonna do Shannon and this bill doesn’t do that, plain and simple and the American people understand it, that’s why they don’t support it. We’re trying to change it, we’re working with our colleagues to actually put in place those issues or – those changes to the bill that will bring down premiums, lower the cost of insurance for middle class families across this country. That’s what we told them we were gonna do, that’s what were focused on doing so let’s just focus on that. Let’s forget the blame and what may happen in the future, let’s just do what we said and that’s what the Freedom Caucus, and that’s what Republicans are committed to.

While reacting, Jordan said: "Let’s forget the blame and what may happen in the future, let’s just do what we said and that’s what the Freedom Caucus, and that’s what Republicans are committed to."