obamacare as it stands. i think they need to focus on bigger issues and keep this plan going. it s a defeat for the republicans. i feel it s a minor victory, but i feel that we need to continue to press and continue to stay organized. it s kind of like karma, they re rushing everything, not thinking it through. all right, let s talk about more of this with cnn political comment ators with mike shield and ben ferguson. good morning. mike, this was a poll out before this bill was yanked sho shows that the disapproval rating of the gop plan was very high. 56%. is it your feeling that there was so much at stake not just for but also for president trump, you know, in terms of whether they should have allowed people to vote for it or not? they pulled it because it
i think they rushed this. if i have any advice for the white house, it would be this. okay. it would be, look, slow down, talk behind the scenes, don t make enanies, keep the dialogue open. this was this week a bad decision by paul ryan. i think the white house went along with the speaker. you heard the president place blames on the democrats. and we also heard from a source telling cnn that the son-in-law jared kushner went on vacation, they re in aspen during this crucial week as opposed to being in washington, there you see the family photo skiing in aspen. so mike, is this reported anxiety that the president was feeling, does this speak to how much the president wants to be able to lean on his advisers particularly in such a crucial or critical time?