President Donald Trump took a swipe at Senate Republicans at a Cabinet meeting on Monday, blaming them for "not getting the job done" while exonerating himself.
Trump's comment came in response to a reporter's question on former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon's "war on" Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.).
Trump said that Bannon is "very committed" and "a friend of mine" before adding, "Despite what the press writes, I have great relationships with actually many senators, but in particular with most Republican senators."
Trump then said he is disappointed in the lack of legislative progress during his time in office, but excluded himself from any blame for it.
"But we're not getting the job done, and I'm not going to blame myself," he said. "I'll be honest. They are not getting the job done."
"We've had health care approved and then you had a surprise vote by [Sen.] John McCain [R., Ariz.]. We've had other things happen. And they're not getting the job done," Trump continued.
The president then said he could "understand" where Bannon and others are coming from with their dissatisfaction with Republican leaders in Congress.
"I can understand where a lot of people are coming from, because I'm not happy about it and a lot of people aren't happy about it," Trump said. "We need tax cuts. We need health care."
Trump then said that "we're going to get the health care done," claiming that "Obamacare is finished; it's dead, gone. You shouldn't even mention it."
He suggested finding a short-term fix to the country's health care system to prevent premiums from continuing to increase for many Americans.