The voters didn't give conservatives a mandate, they gave them an opportunity. Conservatives have the opportunity - for the first time in many years - to join a united GOP caucus and pass legislation that a Republican President can sign. But the Freedom Caucus won't deal. They just want to say no. They are professional obstructionists, no matter which party is in power.
I offer no "talking points", only simple reality. If the conservatives don't want the opportunity to govern, then the President will find other, more willing, coalition partners.
First off, the president can sign (or not) whatever the Congress sends him. Congress just has to pass it first. I'm not a go along to get along kinda guy. I have been the only person in the room who was right before. Going along to get along would have had me put my OK on something that cost a client millions because they wouldn't listen, and had they listened, they would have had a fine oil well instead of a very expensive cement repository.
So, frankly, I couldn't care less what Trump wants, like it or not, now he's another employee, not the boss.
You and I , again, are going to disagree. You see the problem as the numbers game. The majority says the world is flat, you say the world is flat. Only no one told the planet about that.
Simple enough. Let the liberals move to the right for a change, they'll be glad they did.