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mobeau69

(11,079 posts)
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:22 PM Jul 2017

Trump: 'We'll just let Obamacare fail'

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Source: CNBC

A "disappointed" President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to "let Obamacare fail" after the latest Republican attempt to overhaul the U.S. health-care system quickly fizzled out.

"Let Obamacare fail; it'll be a lot easier," Trump told reporters on Tuesday. "And I think we're probably in that position where we'll just let Obamacare fail."

"We're not going to own it. I'm not going to own it. I can tell you the Republicans are not going to own it. We'll let Obamacare fail, and then the Democrats are going to come to us and they're going to say, 'How do we fix it? How do we fix it?' Or, 'How do we come up with a new plan?'"


Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/18/trump-well-just-let-obamacare-fail.html



Hey asshole, peoples lives are at stake.
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Trump: 'We'll just let Obamacare fail' (Original Post) mobeau69 Jul 2017 OP
Pure white-hot hate. truthisfreedom Jul 2017 #1
"We'll let it fail" assumes some responsibility by Trump and the GOP SharonClark Jul 2017 #2
trump is singularly the worst person that the republicans could have elected to enact their agenda. Salviati Jul 2017 #15
I disagree mdbl Jul 2017 #26
Failure Trumpcare. He doesn't realize that. TeamPooka Jul 2017 #29
Projecting the absolute opposite. forgotmylogin Jul 2017 #3
Ask Marco Rubio about what his slimy ass did to the Risk Corridors underpants Jul 2017 #4
Dumpty unfit and unqualified to be president. This was opportunity to show LEADERSHIP... iluvtennis Jul 2017 #5
So true, but he can't see this because he's blinded by his hatred and jelousy of President Obama. mobeau69 Jul 2017 #14
Is it new to say that Trumpy is a delusional liar? Eyeball_Kid Jul 2017 #17
"Let Trump fail; it'll be a lot easier." Jarqui Jul 2017 #6
Trump: "We'll just MAKE Obamacare fail." mac56 Jul 2017 #7
You didn't finish........ MyOwnPeace Jul 2017 #11
Letting the health industry collapse when it doesn't need to is SADISTIC elias7 Jul 2017 #8
It's also racial. Trumpy wants to disqualify anything connected to Obama. Eyeball_Kid Jul 2017 #19
. Sugar Smack Jul 2017 #9
There it is. They will now sabotage Obamacare and we will once again drop healthcare for a Squinch Jul 2017 #10
"Everybody will be covered, it's going to be the most beautiful insurance, it's going to be great!" The_Casual_Observer Jul 2017 #12
My God, I Hate Him. mobeau69 Jul 2017 #13
Nothing about the ACA is failing. harun Jul 2017 #16
Rubio's elimination of risk corridors hurt a fragile system. Eyeball_Kid Jul 2017 #22
Not just the people who stand to lose health care itself. GreenEyedLefty Jul 2017 #18
Doesn't he have a constitutional obligation to uphold the laws of the United States...? First Speaker Jul 2017 #20
Pure hatred for the working class from this evil clown . geretogo Jul 2017 #21
republicans are/will making/make it fail pangaia Jul 2017 #23
Now that's what I call leadership! n/t hibbing Jul 2017 #24
"Please proceed, Mr. Trump..." Grins Jul 2017 #25
I have an idea for mr. smarty pants reality tv president: ginnyinWI Jul 2017 #27
what Republicans are doing is let Insurance Corps list 100s of plans on search & TV and almost NONE Sunlei Jul 2017 #28
Locking Chemisse Jul 2017 #30

truthisfreedom

(23,113 posts)
1. Pure white-hot hate.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:24 PM
Jul 2017

SharonClark

(10,005 posts)
2. "We'll let it fail" assumes some responsibility by Trump and the GOP
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:27 PM
Jul 2017

for that failure. They WILL own this.

Salviati

(6,002 posts)
15. trump is singularly the worst person that the republicans could have elected to enact their agenda.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 04:00 PM
Jul 2017

Doesn't he know he's not supposed to say that out loud? I have to imagine ryan and mcturtle are cringing at that statement.

mdbl

(4,972 posts)
26. I disagree
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 04:25 PM
Jul 2017

Trump has turned out to be mcconnell and ryan's wet dream.

TeamPooka

(24,156 posts)
29. Failure Trumpcare. He doesn't realize that.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 05:05 PM
Jul 2017

forgotmylogin

(7,496 posts)
3. Projecting the absolute opposite.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:27 PM
Jul 2017

He doesn't want to go to Dems and say "How do we fix it?" so his evil plan is to wait until they do so.

Senators are canceling town halls for the next three years as I type.

underpants

(182,279 posts)
4. Ask Marco Rubio about what his slimy ass did to the Risk Corridors
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:30 PM
Jul 2017

iluvtennis

(19,758 posts)
5. Dumpty unfit and unqualified to be president. This was opportunity to show LEADERSHIP...
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:36 PM
Jul 2017

...and say that he would start to be actively involved in getting the healthcare policy set and deliver on his campaign promise to "Provide the best healthcare ever, at a lower cost, and coverage for all. It'll be easy".

mobeau69

(11,079 posts)
14. So true, but he can't see this because he's blinded by his hatred and jelousy of President Obama.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:58 PM
Jul 2017

Eyeball_Kid

(7,410 posts)
17. Is it new to say that Trumpy is a delusional liar?
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 04:05 PM
Jul 2017

Assumption #1: Everything Trumpy says is a lie.

Assumption #2: If confused, refer to Assumption #1.

Jarqui

(10,110 posts)
6. "Let Trump fail; it'll be a lot easier."
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:36 PM
Jul 2017
"And I think we're probably in that position where we'll just let Trump fail."

"We're not going to own it. I'm not going to own it. I can tell you the Democrats are not going to own it. We'll let Trump fail, and then the Republicans are going to come to us and they're going to say, 'How do we fix it? How do we fix it?' Or, 'How do the Russians come up with a new president?'"


What a mess we're in with this clown.

mac56

(17,561 posts)
7. Trump: "We'll just MAKE Obamacare fail."
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:37 PM
Jul 2017

There. Fixed it for you.

MyOwnPeace

(16,888 posts)
11. You didn't finish........
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:45 PM
Jul 2017

"We'll just MAKE Obamacare fail - but WE own it!"

elias7

(3,976 posts)
8. Letting the health industry collapse when it doesn't need to is SADISTIC
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:40 PM
Jul 2017

Eyeball_Kid

(7,410 posts)
19. It's also racial. Trumpy wants to disqualify anything connected to Obama.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 04:08 PM
Jul 2017

The ACA simply can't exist because it's associated with Obama. There's some extra animus thrown into the mix, and it has to do with skin color. Were the ACA associated with Bill Clinton's legacy, there wouldn't be the emotional charge to burn it and stomp on it.

Sugar Smack

(18,748 posts)
9. .
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:43 PM
Jul 2017

Squinch

(50,774 posts)
10. There it is. They will now sabotage Obamacare and we will once again drop healthcare for a
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:44 PM
Jul 2017

generation.

 

The_Casual_Observer

(27,742 posts)
12. "Everybody will be covered, it's going to be the most beautiful insurance, it's going to be great!"
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:45 PM
Jul 2017

"Let Obamacare fail; it'll be a lot easier"

We're all Atlantic City.

mobeau69

(11,079 posts)
13. My God, I Hate Him.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:51 PM
Jul 2017

Obama gave him some well deserved mocking and he had his wooddle feelings hurt. So to hell with all the little children in places like Riley that depend on Obamacare every single day and every single night for their survival. To hell with them. To hell with them all because a 71 year old spoiled brat is still seeking revenge for a few laughs at his expense.

The poorest excuse ever for a President of the United States of America.

harun

(11,348 posts)
16. Nothing about the ACA is failing.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 04:01 PM
Jul 2017

Eyeball_Kid

(7,410 posts)
22. Rubio's elimination of risk corridors hurt a fragile system.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 04:15 PM
Jul 2017

And that caused premiums to increase. The ACA could have been more successful without Rubio's interference. But eventually, premium costs WILL get out of reach because the ACA doesn't control for costs. It would take longer with risk corridors in place.

Like it or not, single payer is on the horizon. Health care isn't really a commodity. It's a service.

GreenEyedLefty

(2,073 posts)
18. Not just the people who stand to lose health care itself.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 04:06 PM
Jul 2017

There are 500,000 health care jobs directly associated with ACA at stake.

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)
20. Doesn't he have a constitutional obligation to uphold the laws of the United States...?
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 04:08 PM
Jul 2017

...The ACA is the law of the land. He, and the GOP, may not like it...but it is the law. Doesn't the President--any President--have a legal responsibility to uphold all the laws, even the ones they don't like?

geretogo

(1,281 posts)
21. Pure hatred for the working class from this evil clown .
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 04:14 PM
Jul 2017

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
23. republicans are/will making/make it fail
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 04:15 PM
Jul 2017

That's been the kkk plan from the beginning

hibbing

(10,076 posts)
24. Now that's what I call leadership! n/t
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 04:16 PM
Jul 2017

Grins

(7,134 posts)
25. "Please proceed, Mr. Trump..."
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 04:21 PM
Jul 2017

Do it!

Just so I can heard the howling from Republican Governors faced with those bills and the closing of hundreds of hospitals...?

I will find joy their tears; both refreshing and nourishing.

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
27. I have an idea for mr. smarty pants reality tv president:
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 04:52 PM
Jul 2017

It's called SINGLE PAYER. Get that passed and even I will applaud!

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
28. what Republicans are doing is let Insurance Corps list 100s of plans on search & TV and almost NONE
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 04:52 PM
Jul 2017

almost NONE on healthcare.gov. Because healthcare.gov helps the consumer choose a plan, helps them get medicare/Medicaid if their income isn't above poverty level. Helps work with insurance billing, helps find Doctors in the plan. Helps with IRS filing. helps with enrollment time.

Insurance Corps don't want to list on healthcare.gov & Republicans are letting them rip people off on TV 'plans' and crappy internet search 'plans'

Fuck you Republicans and hand a fuck-you to your patsy president.

Chemisse

(30,793 posts)
30. Locking
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 05:42 PM
Jul 2017

This is a duplicate of:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141823156

Please continue the discussion in that thread.

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