President Donald Trump has a thing about former President Obama. His Obama obsession rears its head at the most inopportune moments, causing him to do things to undermine himself like falsely accuse the former president of wiretapping him without evidence.
President Obama managed to lead a huge piece of legislation, known as the ACA, through both chambers while Trump, who promised repeatedly that he would repeal and replace immediately, failed to do so.
Here was Trump Thursday night when he thought victory was his, even though days ago he confused life insurance with health insurance, proving that this mission is all about undermining Obama and not about the people whose lives would be impacted:
Go Republican Senators, Go! Get there after waiting for 7 years. Give America great healthcare!
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2017
Here he is after McConnell’s fail egg was thrown on his face:
3 Republicans and 48 Democrats let the American people down. As I said from the beginning, let ObamaCare implode, then deal. Watch!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2017
That is not what he said from the beginning, but when you fail at your main campaign promises, you have to move the goal posts.
Donald Trump is a failure, and thank god for it. The bill Republicans were trying to jam through the Senate last night would have resulted in 16 million people losing access to affordable health insurance.
Donald Trump is no Barack Obama. He will never be anything but a gnat on the dog poop on Obama’s shoe. A blight on the history of our country. And maybe, just maybe, the final cry for help for Republicans before they get serious about rehabbing their broken party.
As Trump continues to fail in every single way, he only serves to make the greatness of Obama shine brighter.
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