New Port Richey, Florida — The day after the flaming out of President Donald Trump’s first major legislative initiative, his supporters across the US were lashing out — at conservatives, at Democrats, at leaders of his Republican Party in Congress. Only Trump himself was spared their wrath. Many voters who elected him appeared willing to give him a pass on the collapse of his campaign promise to overhaul the healthcare system, stressing his short time in office. "Being a businessman, he’ll not take ‘no’ for an answer," said Tony Nappi, a 71-year-old softball player from Trinity, Florida, one of many disappointed Republicans. "He’ll get the job done." Support for Trump appeared unflagging, from the playing fields of a Republican stronghold in central Florida to the diners of North Carolina, the suburbs of Arkansas and the streets of working-class Staten Island. Rebellion among members of his own party sealed the failure of Trump’s effort to repeal and replace the 2010 Affordable Care...
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