Steve Bannon Thought He Could Bully Republicans On Health Care. He Couldn’t.

“You have no choice but to vote for this bill,” he reportedly said to Republicans who knew they very much did have a choice.

In a report from Axios’ Mike Allen, sources said Bannon’s first words to the Republican members were that they would have “no choice” but to vote for the disastrous health care bill of President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).

“Guys, look,” Bannon reportedly said. “This is not a discussion. This is not a debate. You have no choice but to vote for this bill.”

Bannon apparently did not count on the fact that House Republicans knew they actually did have a choice in the matter.

“You know, the last time someone ordered me to something, I was 18 years old,” one of the members reportedly told Bannon. “And it was my daddy. And I didn’t listen to him, either.”

Source: Steve Bannon Thought He Could Bully Republicans On Health Care. He Couldn’t.