(Bloomberg) -- Republicans in Congress were reeling Tuesday from the failure of their latest health bill as President Donald Trump said he’s willing to let Obamacare fail and called on the Senate to change one of its central rules.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the chamber will vote on a straight repeal -- with a two-year delay -- a plan that likely faces even steeper hurdles than his replacement bill.

Trump said on Twitter that the Senate, controlled by Republicans 52-48, should eliminate the 60-vote threshold for advancing bills that don’t use a special fast-track procedure.

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