Clarify for me. Cooper asked specifically about the mandate, which has very well-defined meaning when it comes to Obamacare. Trump stated he likes the mandate.
Classic example of a Trump supporter twisting any statist or leftist position Trump takes as being conservative. Thanks for the timely demonstration.
BTW, I am fine with either Trump or Cruz. I'm just not a fan of these kind of twisted attacks on either man.
Here the transcript. The ONLY one “tuning out” here is you.
TRANSCRIPT
COOPER: If Obamacare is repealed and thereââ¬â¢s no mandate for everybody to have insurance whatââ¬â¢s toââ¬Â¦ and why would insurance company not have a pre-existing insure somebodyââ¬Â¦
TRUMP: I like tne mandate. Okay, so hereââ¬â¢s how Iââ¬â¢m a little bit different. I donââ¬â¢t want people dying on the streets and I say this all the time. And I say thisââ¬Â¦ Look I did five speeches maybe six speeches today we had a lot of rallies with thousands and thousands of people. I mean we get big crowds. Everytime I talk about this I get standing ovations. The Republican people, theyââ¬â¢re wonderful people, they donââ¬â¢t want people dying on the streets. Sometimes they say, ââ¬ÅDonald Trump wants single-payer.ââ¬Â Because there is a group of people, as good as these plans are, and by the way your insurance will go way down youââ¬â¢ll have better players, youââ¬â¢ll get your own doctor
TRUMP: Obama lied. Remember thisââ¬Â¦
COOPER: A person with a pre-existing condition should be able to get insurance?
TRUMP: Yes. Obama lied when he said youââ¬â¢re gonna keep your plan, you get to keep your doctor. I was a pure lie. Frankly many democrats went along only because they believed him. He lied twenty-eight times. Twenty-eight times he said it. Twenty-eight times. If that were in the private sector you be sued for fraud. Okay? He lied to get the plan through. He got it through and itââ¬â¢s turned out to be a disaster. The wrong people are buying it. You know whatââ¬â¢s happening. Itââ¬â¢s dead. Itââ¬â¢s gonnaââ¬Â¦ Look, ObamaCare is dead. Itââ¬â¢s gonna be repealed, gonna be replaced. But I will say this, Anderson, if we donââ¬â¢t do something quickly you can have a health care problem that youââ¬Â¦ like youââ¬â¢ve never seen before in this country. Now the new plan is good, itââ¬â¢s going to be inexpensive, itââ¬â¢s going to be much better for the people. But thereââ¬â¢s gonna be a group of people at the bottom people that havenââ¬â¢t done well, people that donââ¬â¢t have any money that wonââ¬â¢t be able to be taken care of. Weââ¬â¢re gonna take care of them through maybe concepts of medicare. We have hospitals that arenââ¬â¢t doing well. We have doctors arenââ¬â¢t doing well. You cannot let people die on the street, okay? Now some people would say ââ¬Åthatââ¬â¢s not a very Republican thing to say.ââ¬Â Every time I say this at a rally, or even today I said it, once again a standing ovation, I said, you know, the problem is everybody thinks that you people as Republicans hate the concept of taking care of people that are really, really sick and are gonna die. And thatââ¬â¢s not single-payer, by the way, thatââ¬â¢s called ââ¬Åheart.ââ¬Â Weââ¬â¢ve gotta take care of people that canââ¬â¢t take care of themselves. But the plans will be much less expensive than Obamacare, theyââ¬â¢ll be far better than Obamacare, youââ¬â¢ll get your doctor you get everything you want to get, itââ¬â¢ll be unbelievable. [Italics are mine, read this a couple of times.] But youââ¬â¢ve got to get rid of the lines. Youââ¬â¢ve got to have competition. those people that are left, we gotta help them live and everybody likes it when I say it, and that includes Republicans and itââ¬â¢s not single-payer.
Cooper specifically asked about the mandate to insurance companies that they must accept PRE EXISTING conditions not a mandate that individuals must have insurance. You guys even posted the comment and yet you that hate Trump will read it and lie that it is not as you read. Pathetic!