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When Lehigh Valley Congressman Charlie Dent and other House moderates met with President Trump about the faltering Obamacare repeal bill on Thursday, Trump reportedly was not happy to hear that the Pennsylvania lawmaker intended to vote "no."

During that meeting, which came after House GOP leaders had postponed an expected vote on their bill, Dent reiterated his "no" vote,according to the New York Times.

Trump then "angrily informed Dent that he was 'destroying the Republican Party' and 'was going to take down tax reform and Im going to blame you,'" the newspaper reported.

Asked about the reported interaction during an interview Sunday morning on NBC's "Meet the Press,"Dent responded: "Im not going to deny that."

Dent, who had repeatedly expressed concernsabout the tax credits being too small and the effect of Medicaid changes on Pennsylvania and other states that had expanded their low-income health insurance program, said he "listened very respectfully" to what the president had to say during the meeting.

But the Pennsylvania legislator, whose district includes Lehigh County and part of Northampton County, reiterated his frustration with the process leading up to the repeal bill being pulled from consideration Friday due to a lack of support.

"My bottom line is this: this discussion hasbeen far too much about artificial timelines, arbitrary deadlines, all to effect the baseline on tax reform," Dent said, referring the intention outlined by the administration and others to use the savings from Obamacare reforms to pay for tax changes.

He continued: "This conversation should be more about the people whose lives are going to be impacted by our decisions on their health care. We did not have enoughof a substantive discussion."

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Did President Trump tell Charlie Dent that he's 'destroying the Republican Party'? - Allentown Morning Call