During an interview with Fox Business Network, President Donald Trump said he wants to pass a healthcare bill before diverting his efforts to tax reform, Politico reports.
Here are four highlights:
1. President Trump said to Fox Business, "I want to do it first [healthcare] to really do it right."
2. After Republicans withdrew the American Health Care Act from the House floor, President Trump indicated he wanted to move onto tax reform and pursue a tax code overhaul.
3. During the interview, President Trump said he did not intend to "put deadlines" on a healthcare or tax reform legislation, but told Fox Business that "healthcare's gonna happen at some point."
4. President Trump said if the party passes a healthcare bill, they will have a smoother path in implementing a tax overhaul. He did say however if a healthcare plan doesn't come to fruition soon, he will "start the taxes, But the tax reform and the tax cuts are better if I can do healthcare first."