Posted on 11/27/2023 7:54:12 PM PST by Olog-hai
Former President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act after failing to repeal it while in the White House, saying he is “seriously looking at alternatives” if he wins a second term.
Trump’s comments drew rebuke from Democratic President Joe Biden ‘s campaign, which cast them as another “extremist” proposal from the GOP front-runner. And they rapidly moved to mobilize a response, including new advertising in battleground states contrasting Biden’s efforts to lower drug costs with Trump’s comments. […]
“The cost of Obamacare is out of control, plus, it’s not good Healthcare. I’m seriously looking at alternatives,” he wrote. “We had a couple of Republican Senators who campaigned for 6 years against it, and then raised their hands not to terminate it. It was a low point for the Republican Party, but we should never give up!”
He was referring to July 2017, when the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., blocked Trump’s long effort to repeal the health care law, which has proven increasingly popular. …
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(Former President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act after failing to repeal it while in the White House)
That’s because John McCain double crossed his constituents and Trump and voted it down. He was the last vote to be taken. He held him thumb up like it was a yea then turned it down killing it. He did it to spite Trump.
Meant “held” his thumb up.
Reminding people of what you didn’t accomplish is a terrible way to win an election... Swamp... Not drained. Obamacare... Still there. Stopping the disaster of a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidency... Accomplished. That’s about it.
2016-like rhetoric. Also acting like a POTUS has the powers of an absolute monarch while excusing the role of the legislature.
Opus?
His biggest challenge will be stopping his historic tax increase which is on the track speeding ahead. He better fix that fast. He won’t be able to talk (excuse) his way out of it.
What are you talking about?
Close.
The only thing that will stand in his way is the GOP.
Trump’s tax cuts expire in 2025.
Enumerated powers. Get the federal government out of health care. Period. That is a state issue.
Please forget the windmills and focus on restoring at least a few of our lost freedoms & liberties...
Nobody cares. There are more important things he’ll have to worry about.
Don’t replace it. Don’t fall for the narrative that if one wants to repeal obamacare, one must have a replacement.
How about not replacing obamacare with anything? We didn’t need obamacare to begin with.
That’s part of it.
I’d say it’s more for the states, but even they shouldn’t have state-run systems.
I just got great news that my Obamacare premiums are going up $250 a month. What a deal.
No, don’t replace Obamacare, ELIMINATE IT. Get the government OUT of healthcare entirely.
Healthcare insurance should be like car insurance. Not government. Not tied to a job. Just shop around for an insurance carrier that provides a good deal.
Deep State controls the SCOTUS, the Congress, and the bureaucracy.
Trump can’t defeat that on his own.
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