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In a typically strange and combative speech from the White House Blue Room, flanked by "victims" of the Affordable Care Act, popular vote loser Donald Trump railed against Republican senators for not yet passing an Obamacare repeal bill. His brief remarks were mostly bizarre, largely incoherent, and possibly counterproductive.
Also, too, they were not particularly truthful. Like this: "For the last 17 years Obamacare has wreaked havoc." Seven, 17, whatever. Does anyone expect him to like, really know things? here’s what he does know: Obamacare is death. Death, death, death. "And besides that, it's failing so you won't have that anyway." Said with glee.
Mostly, though, the takeaway was more browbeating of Republicans.
"For the last seven years Republicans have been united in standing up for Obamacare’s victims," Trump said. "Remember: repeal and replace, repeal and replace? They kept saying it over and over again. Every Republican running for office promised immediate relief from this disastrous law. We as a party must fulfill that solemn promise to the voters of this country to repeal and replace, what they've been saying for the last seven years."
"But so far Senate Republicans have not done their job in ending the Obamacare nightmare," he continued. "They now have a chance, however, to hopefully, hopefully fix what has been so badly broken for such a long time."
Such a long time—17 years.
But sure, Republicans. Go ahead. Rip health care coverage from tens of millions of Americans. What's the worst that could happen?
Make your Republican senator feel the heat. Call their office EVERY DAY at (202) 224-3121 to demand that they say NO to repealing Obamacare and ripping health care away from millions of Americans. After your call, tell us how it went.