Donald Trump Is Still Touting His Mythical Alternative For Obamacare
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In a new Truth Social post, Trump made the same promises he did in his first campaign.
Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he is “not running to terminate” the Affordable Care Act but rather to make it “much better, stronger, and far less expensive.”
That should sound familiar.
It’s the same sentiment the former president expressed repeatedly in 2015, 2016 and 2017 ― right before trying to get Republicans to pass repeal legislation that would have left many millions of Americans without insurance while taking away protections for pre-existing conditions.
Tuesday’s comments came via a Truth Social post that, in typical Trump fashion, was written mostly in all-caps and rife with mistakes. It attacked “crooked Joe Buden” and went on to say that the president “disinformates and misinformates all the time.”
Trump was likely reacting to news that Biden would be speaking about health care during a visit to North Carolina on Tuesday afternoon. During that appearance, Biden warned that Republicans, including Trump, want to take away the Affordable Care Act, the 2010 law known as Obamacare that has brought the percentage of Americans without health insurance to an all-time low.
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