BREAKING: Health Care Vote Postponed, Trump Reportedly Asked Paul Ryan to Pull It

Despite what Sean Spicer had said earlier, the vote on the American Health Care Act was postponed at 3:30p.m. and according to multiple reports, President Trump asked Speaker Paul Ryan to pull it.

Trump himself spoke to Washington Post reporter Robert Costa in the minutes after the announcement:

President Trump just called me. Still on phone.
“We just pulled it,” he tells me.

— Robert Costa (@costareports) March 24, 2017

“I don’t blame Paul,” Trump tells me

— Robert Costa (@costareports) March 24, 2017

And multiple reports are saying that Trump asked Ryan to pull it:

Speaker’s office confirms President Trump called Speaker Ryan at 3pm and asked him to pull the health care bill from the floor.

— John R Parkinson (@jparkABC) March 24, 2017

NO VOTE on GOP health care plan. Trump asked Ryan to pull the bill, leadership aide tells NBC News

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) March 24, 2017

Second House GOP leadership aide confirms – Trump asked @SpeakerRyan to pull the bill & cancel the vote. https://t.co/1Txe0OofIf

— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) March 24, 2017

Speaker Paul Ryan is set to speak later this afternoon on the bill.

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