Trump unintentionally told voters that if they reelect him, he will take away their healthcare while trying to retreat on killing Obamacare.
Trump’s healthcare bait and switch
Trump tweeted:
Everybody agrees that ObamaCare doesn’t work. Premiums & deductibles are far too high – Really bad HealthCare! Even the Dems want to replace it, but with Medicare for all, which would cause 180 million Americans to lose their beloved private health insurance. The Republicans…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2019
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….are developing a really great HealthCare Plan with far lower premiums (cost) & deductibles than ObamaCare. In other words it will be far less expensive & much more usable than ObamaCare. Vote will be taken right after the Election when Republicans hold the Senate & win……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2019
….back the House. It will be truly great HealthCare that will work for America. Also, Republicans will always support Pre-Existing Conditions. The Republican Party will be known as the Party of Great HealtCare. Meantime, the USA is doing better than ever & is respected again!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2019
Trump promises a great healthcare plan, but we can’t see unless he wins a second term. Trump has promised a great healthcare plan since 2015, and Republicans have been claiming that they have a plan to replace Obamacare for almost a decade. There is no Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. Republicans have nothing. They plan to kill Obamacare and go back to the old system that everyone hated.
Trump is really saying reelect me and lose your healthcare
Trump thinks that he is offering voters an incentive to reelect him, but people have been watching what Trump and the GOP have been trying to do to Obamacare for years. There is nothing stopping Trump and the Republicans from unveiling their healthcare plan right now. Trump doesn’t need to control the House to unveil his “plan.”
His preconditions are bogus and should be read as if I get reelected, and Republicans take back the House, we’re going to take away your healthcare.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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