Washington : US President Donald Trump said Friday he has won over several Republican lawmakers skeptical of the Obamacare replacement and insisted the health care overhaul was "coming together beautifully," despite resistance from some in his party.
"We have a plan that's getting more and more popular with the Republican base," Trump said at a joint press conference with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Earlier the president met with a dozen members of the conservative Republican Study Committee, which has gone on record saying they want important changes to what is being called the American Health Care Act. Trump said he won them over.
"These folks were no's, mostly no's yesterday. And now every single one is a yes" on the legislation, Trump said.
"They all have given me a commitment that they're voting for our health plan."
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the bill, which Trump said he backs "100 percent," on Thursday, in what may be the most important congressional vote yet in the Trump era.
Keenly aware of the importance of the vote, Trump portrayed himself as a leader bridging divides between factions.
"I think I have a unified party," Trump stressed.
But several Republicans who were not at the White House huddle have voiced either outright opposition or deep reservations, putting the outcome of the vote in doubt.
The House Freedom Caucus, comprised of 30 far-right Republicans, threw cold water on Trump's pronouncements.
"The House Freedom Caucus still opposes the GOP replacement bill in its current form," the group tweeted.
