[OldSaltUSN]

Wrong. Cooper asked about the universal mandated, and HE connected it to a question inferred of how, if there is no universal mandate guaranteeing that everyone is covered, would pre-existing conditions be covered.

Trumps response was to deflect the question about pre-existing coverage by disputing Coopers premise, i.e. he's actually for the universal mandate.

Then he went off into some campaign blather about large crowds, as he normally does when pinned down about specifics.

Check the transcripts.

"Repealed and there's no mandate for everybody to have insurance" - Cooper is talking about the universal mandate for everyone to buy coverage.

[Right-wing Librarian]

You are contextually weak.

Listen to ALL the arguments Mr. Trump made on this subject and you will see that the mandate he spoke of are meant to reign in INSURANCE COMPANIES.

[9YearLurker]

No, you’re confusing two different mandates. Cooper asked him about the mandate that insurance companies offer insurance to people with pre-existing conditions.

This deceptive thread is trying to claim that Trump was referring to the mandate that people buy insurance—or get fined/taxed.