By JOHN T. BENNETT And LINDSEY McPHERSON

Republican leaders appeared to learn a few things on health care and about the coming debt ceiling fight during a Tuesday meeting with Donald Trump. But they also discovered how difficult it is to completely avoid the scandals and palace intrigue surrounding the president.

The senior House and Senate GOP lawmakers, for instance, returned to the Capitol with more clarity on whom Trump has tapped to lead the administration’s efforts to avoid a debt default: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. They also got a clear sense of what is the president’s top priority.

“Right now, I think the president’s primarily focused on saving and rescuing families from the perils of Obamacare,” House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., said of the 2010 health care law named after former President Barack Obama.

The leaders did not learn, however, whether the president wants the Senate to finish its version of a health overhaul bill by July 4.