The US president Donald Trump tonight suffered a heavy political defeat, and asked Republicans to withdraw the bill to reform the health system, as he failed to obtain the required majority, according to a congressional source.
The chairman of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan "talked with the chairman at 15.00 today and the president asked him (Paul Ryan) to withdraw the bill" is confirmed by the same source.
The withdrawal of this bill, one of the promises of the election campaign of US President, constitutes a huge defeat on a personal level for Donald Trump as the picture as sufferings negotiator collapsed.
The 430 members of the House of Representatives (193 Democrats and 237 Republicans) would vote shortly after 21.30 GMT. But the number of Republicans who expressed their opposition to exceed 30, which constitutes a defeat, since the Democrats completely opposed.
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