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By Kody Fairfield

Late Tuesday, PresidentDonald Trump tweeted out an ominous message regarding SenatorRand Paulssupport for theAmerican Health Care Act, even though Paul has been one of the harshest, if not the harshest critic of the House GOP health care bill.

Following its release to the public, President Trump wasted no time glorifying theAmerican Health Care Act, while at the same time, many within his own party have proclaimed their concerns with the bill.

Were going to do something thats great. And I am proud to support the replacement plan released by the House of Representatives, Trump said during a meeting with the House deputy whip team.

It follows the guidelines I laid out in my congressional address. This will be a plan where you can choose your doctor and this will be a plan where you can choose your plan. And you know what the plan is. This is the plan.

The loudest critic of the bill however, has been Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) who made sure to continue his crusadeagainst what he has called Obamacare-lite on Tuesday, tellingFox and Friends that the House-proposed bill would not pass the Senate. Hours later, he thenlead the House Freedom Caucus in a press conference where a tag-team of staunch fiscal conservatives took turns lamenting the House leaderships end product. In fact, the conservatives concluded their beating of the American Health Care Act with Rep.Jim Jordan (R-OH) explaining that he would be reentering Sen. Paul and Rep. Mark Sanfordsversion of health care reforminto the House to compete with the one backed by leadership and the President.

So tomorrow I will introduce a bill that every single Republican voted on just 15 months ago the bill that actually repeals Obamacare, Jordan said at the press conference. Our plan has always been repeal in one piece of legislation and replace in the other. And that replacement we talked about a few weeks ago is the bill sponsored by Dr. Paul in the Senate and Mark Sanford in the House.

With lines clearly drawn in the sand between the opposing sides, the President and GOP House leadership Vs. House Freedom Caucus and Senators Paul, Mike Lee of Utah, and Conservatives, it strange to see President Trumps assurity that Sen. Paul would be coming along with the new and great health care program.

Is it wishful thinking on the Presidents part to hope that one of the most consistent Conservative voices in Congress would suddenly change his views after campaigning so vehemently against Obamacare-lite? or Does Trump have something in the bag to play against Sen. Paul?

Many questions are left to be answered, but what is easy to discern is that there is an internal struggle for principlesbuilding inside the walls of Castle GOP.

Meanwhile, the American populace can only hope that they are delivered real health care reform.

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