White House official goes after McConnell over 'excessive expectations' comment

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Source: CNN

(CNN)A close aide to President Donald Trump hit back Wednesday against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, exhibiting further tension between the White House and Congress over Republicans' failure to pass health care legislation.

Dan Scavino, the White House director of social media, responded to McConnell's comments that the President had "excessive expectations" of how quickly Congress operates "in a Democratic process."

Scavino, who has ardently defended the President against critics in the past, posted McConnell's exact remarks on his personal Twitter and added his own take.

"More excuses. @SenateMajLdr must have needed another 4 years - in addition to the 7 years -- to repeal and replace Obamacare," Scavino wrote.

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/politics/mitch-mcconnell-dan-scavino/index.html

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[lamp_shade]

1. Trump also responded just now...

Link to tweet

[Skittles]

4. maybe lack of fucking leadership?

or repuke ideas are so sickening they even upset some repukes?

[Leghorn21]

10. A dear DUer posted Gollum J. Trump tweets the other day...yeah, I'm hooked:

Link to tweet

[lamp_shade]

13. Love it.... cuz I happen to be a big Smeagol fan. :)

[Leghorn21]

14. I never even got into Lord of the Rings, shade (my loss, I know) - but I just recalled, the DUer

who gave us this great gift is "leftstreet" -

Also, Gollum doesn't just translate idiot's tweets, he also keeps up with inane pronouncements made during the day - fun stuff!!

[Mz Pip]

18. I actually agree with Trump.

I feel somewhat unclean, but seriously, after 7 years the Republicans have nothing, zero, nada, zilch. All they did was complain when they could have been working on their plan.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. All that reaping and sowing and winning (and whining).

[Dopers_Greed]

3. This is going to be good

Time to invest in some popcorn stock

[tblue37]

8. I can't get this to link directly, but here is a cute gif of an antelope munching popcorn.

Maybe someone else can create a direct link:

http://m.lovethispic.com/image/96420/antelope-eating-popcorn

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

21. Can't do that one, but here's Homer Simpson

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Oh Danny Boy,your butt will

burn. Watch out for the door on your way out of D.C..

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Infighting is starting. See also the Manafort-Enquirer story

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029435660

[Vetteguy]

7. Aliens Vs Predator

Whoever wins we all lose.

[DrToast]

9. WHAT?!

Dan Scavino, the White House director of social media

I thought Trump was White House Director of social media!

[Doug the Dem]

12. No

Trump is the director of antisocial media!

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. I didn't think anybody could be directing it

How do you direct a car crash?

[Doug the Dem]

11. Covfefe!

GOP v GOP: I'm lovin' it!

[dalton99a]

16. Keep up the good work, assholes

[LuckyLib]

17. So the WH Director of Social Media is now responding to challenges to pResident T?

Wow, the ranks are getting thin over there on Pennsylvania Avenue.

[keithbvadu2]

19. Republicans voted dozens of time to repeal the ACA when Obama would reliably veto it. Now that it's

Republicans voted dozens of time to repeal the ACA when Obama would reliably veto it.

Now that it's time to govern, republicans show their incompetence.

[Cold War Spook]

20. "A country is not a company" Paul Krugman.

Trump does not know anything about running a country. He probably still doesn't know that there are three branches of government and they are equal. He needs to learn that the President is not the CEO and Congress is not his board of directors. If he doesn't learn how to govern effectively soon, the Democrats will take back the Senate and maybe the House of Representatives. Then what is he going to do?