I think we do ourselves a disservice when we try to read too much into vague statements from Trump. Look at all of the hulabaloo about his tax plan that is based on people reading things into his statements without knowing what the actual plan is.
If the tax plan he unveils tomorrow is anything like the one in his book, it will be the most conservative change in the income tax since it’s creation. But how does he sell it? By saying it’s a huge tax cut for the middle class that punishes hedge fund guys who don’t pay any taxes now. Those two things CAN be true at the same time, since the plan in his book is a 4 bracket graduated flat tax with no deductions.
Trump knows that he has to fight all of Washington to get the plans he wants to actually pass. In order to accomplish that, he needs hugely broad support from across the political spectrum, so pressure from constituents on both sides can force congress to go along with his plans.
So, when it comes to health care, I say let’s wait a bit and see what he has planned. While I’m sure I won’t like everything Trump wants to do, he hasn’t disappointed so far.
So many of the people fighting Trump seem to be suffering from some kind of Stockholm Syndrome whereby they can’t accept the tactics of a man who actually MIGHT do the things that they’ve been saying they want for ages. They’d rather have a politician blow smoke up their rears than have a guy sell a conservative plan with populist language, which I think is really silly.
Trump is only now saying such things, and fuzzily. If you want to know what a guy will do, look at what he's done. Trump has zero political compass.
Vote for that at your own risk and heed my tagline.