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Trump admits that Senate Republicans may not pass Obamacare repeal bill, 'and that's okay'

"If we don't get it done, it's just going to be something that we're not going to like. And that's okay, and I understand that very well," Trump said.

2 p.m.: Susan Collins tweets on the bill's treatment of medical expenses, state and local tax, and retirement contributions that got her to yes.

President Donald Trump conceded on Tuesday that the current Republican bid to repeal and replace Obamacare may not succeed.

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Trump met with Republican senators just hours after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delayed a vote on the party's healthcare bill, saying that if it doesn't pass he would "understand."

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