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This is, for anyone interested in American politics, a truly interesting read. I followed the meeting held between Congressman Congressman Cummings and the president, which was about prescription drug prices, and was impressed by it. I was glad to read some follow-up. I will share some tidbits from the article.
Donald Trump told "The New York Times"
“Elijah Cummings was in my office and he said, ‘You will go down as one of the great presidents in the history of our country,’"
(snip)
"Mr. Cummings said, as he has before, that Mr. Trump had distorted his remarks.
'During my meeting with the president and on several occasions since then, I have said repeatedly that he could be a great president if — if — he takes steps to truly represent all Americans rather than continuing on the divisive and harmful path he is currently on,' Mr. Cummings said in a statement."
And yet the meeting may have produced results.
"...in an interview on Thursday, Mr. Cummings held out the possibility that Mr. Trump had connected with him in their talk in the Oval Office. His theory, he said, is that Mr. Trump, who is surrounded by aides who work hard to placate him, reacted positively when Mr. Cummings spoke to him frankly and without fear.
'I remember when I talked to him,' Mr. Cummings said. 'I said, ‘I bet you nobody has ever told you when you talk about black neighborhoods that it’s insulting.'
The president, Mr. Cummings said, was not used to directness: 'He said, ‘No, nobody’s ever said that to me'"
Originally the agenda was just to have been about prescription drug prices, "but the two veered into other subjects, such as the president’s unsubstantiated claims of mass voter fraud and his demand for an investigation.
Mr. Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said he told the president that, along with focusing on making drug costs manageable, 'there are other things you need not to do, like the voter fraud investigations.' He suggested that the president take a deeper look into voter suppression efforts instead.
Mr. Cummings, who is in regular contact with Vice President Mike Pence, suggested that the discussion might have left a lasting impression. Mr. Pence called him to follow up the next day.
'I don’t know if you notice,' Mr. Cummings said. 'You haven’t heard too much about the voter fraud thing.'”
Link to article...https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/...ick&contentCollection=Politics&pgtype=article
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Donald Trump told "The New York Times"
“Elijah Cummings was in my office and he said, ‘You will go down as one of the great presidents in the history of our country,’"
(snip)
"Mr. Cummings said, as he has before, that Mr. Trump had distorted his remarks.
'During my meeting with the president and on several occasions since then, I have said repeatedly that he could be a great president if — if — he takes steps to truly represent all Americans rather than continuing on the divisive and harmful path he is currently on,' Mr. Cummings said in a statement."
And yet the meeting may have produced results.
"...in an interview on Thursday, Mr. Cummings held out the possibility that Mr. Trump had connected with him in their talk in the Oval Office. His theory, he said, is that Mr. Trump, who is surrounded by aides who work hard to placate him, reacted positively when Mr. Cummings spoke to him frankly and without fear.
'I remember when I talked to him,' Mr. Cummings said. 'I said, ‘I bet you nobody has ever told you when you talk about black neighborhoods that it’s insulting.'
The president, Mr. Cummings said, was not used to directness: 'He said, ‘No, nobody’s ever said that to me'"
Originally the agenda was just to have been about prescription drug prices, "but the two veered into other subjects, such as the president’s unsubstantiated claims of mass voter fraud and his demand for an investigation.
Mr. Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said he told the president that, along with focusing on making drug costs manageable, 'there are other things you need not to do, like the voter fraud investigations.' He suggested that the president take a deeper look into voter suppression efforts instead.
Mr. Cummings, who is in regular contact with Vice President Mike Pence, suggested that the discussion might have left a lasting impression. Mr. Pence called him to follow up the next day.
'I don’t know if you notice,' Mr. Cummings said. 'You haven’t heard too much about the voter fraud thing.'”
Link to article...https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/...ick&contentCollection=Politics&pgtype=article
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