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    Trump On GOP Failures: 'I'm Not Going To Blame Myself, I'll Be Honest'

    The president said on Monday that some lawmakers should be "ashamed" of themselves. Later in the day, he downplayed divisions in a Rose Garden appearance with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
    by Domenico Montanaro Oct 16, 2017 3 minutes
    President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., talk to reporters in the Rose Garden following a lunch meeting at the White House on Monday. The two tried to downplay reports of divisions between them. / Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

    Updated at 2:20 p.m. ET

    Not much of significance has gotten through this Congress, despite the House, Senate and White House all being controlled by the same party — Republicans.

    President Trump says, don't blame him.

    "We're not getting the job done. And I'm not going to blame myself, I'll be honest," Trump said during short remarks in a Cabinet meeting.

    He then shifted away from "we" to "they."

    "They're not getting the job done," the president said of Congress.

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