Trump just destroyed the Republican effort to repeal Obamacare

[wvit1001]

When even the most committed Republicans came around to support Donald Trump in 2016, they made a kind of bet. It wouldn’t matter much that Trump had no apparent fealty to conservative ideology or that he was a complete ignoramus about policy, because he’d be leaving all that boring stuff to them. The Republican Congress would pass its agenda, he’d sign whatever they put in front of him, and they’d all live happily ever after.


But now it’s not looking so simple. In fact, Trump just dealt a huge blow to their top priority: repealing the Affordable Care Act. Accomplishing repeal without causing the GOP a political calamity is an extremely delicate enterprise, and the last thing they want is to have him popping off at the mouth and promising things they can’t deliver. Which is what he just did:

[Republicans say they’ll protect you if you have a preexisting condition. Don’t believe them.]


President-elect Donald Trump said in a weekend interview that he is nearing completion of a plan to replace President Obama’s signature health-care law with the goal of “insurance for everybody,” while also vowing to force drug companies to negotiate directly with the government on prices in Medicare and Medicaid …

Trump said his plan for replacing most aspects of Obama’s health-care law is all but finished. Although he was coy about its details — “lower numbers, much lower deductibles” — he said he is ready to unveil it alongside Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). …

“We’re going to have insurance for everybody,” Trump said. “There was a philosophy in some circles that if you can’t pay for it, you don’t get it. That’s not going to happen with us.” People covered under the law “can expect to have great health care. It will be in a much simplified form. Much less expensive and much better.” …


https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/01/16/donald-trump-may-have-just-destroyed-the-republican-effort-to-repeal-obamacare/?utm_term=.bc1b96ce5d48

[duke_john]

Obama made so many promises about healthcare that never were kept.  You don't care.

You hate Trump, period.

[wvit1001]

You don't like talking about Trump duke?   

[stretch351c]

He didn't "destroy" anything nit wit.

[duke_john]

You don't like talking about oBummer's failures, wvit?

[wvit1001]

still can't talk about the topic duke?  hahahahahahahaha

[duke_john]

Still lying, wvit?  hahahahahahahaha

[wvit1001]

lying about what?

[stretch351c]

Nit wit just posts what he/she/it is told to post. He/she/it is incapable of carrying on an intelligent discussion.

[wvit1001]

“We’re going to have insurance for everybody,” Trump said.

[duke_john]

Why do you not believe him wvit?  Because you an oBummer lie?

[wvit1001]

why don't I believe him?   If he's talking about single payer then I would believe him, but I don't believe that's what he's saying.  He's really not said anything other than everyone's going to have affordable healthcare.   Do you believe that duke?