Donald Trump suggests second thoughts on Obamacare repeal: 'Don't let the Schumer clowns out of this

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Donald Trump suggests second thoughts on Obamacare repeal: 'Don't let the Schumer clowns out of this web'

by Noah Bierman at the LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-donald-trump-suggests-second-thoughts-1483544352-htmlstory.html

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Is Donald Trump going wobbly on repealing Obamacare, one of his signature campaign pledges? A series of vague statements Wednesday that Republicans "must be careful" and that the law will "fall of its own weight" suggested that he might be having second thoughts.

Backtracking on that pledge, not only one of his biggest promises but also one of the biggest for the new Republican Congress, would be a significant flip-flop. But figuring out a replacement for the law, without losing its most popular attributes, is proving exceedingly difficult for Republicans.

It's unclear what, exactly, Trump is recommending. But his tweets suggest the belief that by doing nothing, Republicans could absolve themselves of political responsibility for high health costs. He did not say if or how he would he would help alleviate health costs for millions of Americans.

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Republicans must be careful in that the Dems own the failed ObamaCare disaster, with its poor coverage and massive premium increases......


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[TreasonousBastard]

1. It's only a couple weeks before he finds out you can't govern through Twitter.

[guillaumeb]

2. This could be a plan for the GOP.

If they selectively cut funding to states while leaving the mandate, there would be problems.

[rzemanfl]

3. The Drumpf precedentcy (new word since he effed up the old one) will be like riding

with a drunk driver and wondering which curb he will drive over next. What we really have to do is watch for the oncoming semi and be ready to jump.

[Motown_Johnny]

4. This could be the worst of both worlds for them, politically.

They will still own health care even if they do nothing. They have made far too big a deal about it for the last 8 years to just ignore it now.

By doing nothing, all the far right who want it repealed will be outraged. Also, those of us who still remember the damage being done by not expanding Medicaid in so many red states understand the damage they are already doing to the cost and availability of health care.


It would still be less damaging to them than changing things, and fucking it all up even worse.

I am still of the opinion that they will make some small changes to it and declare victory, then try to move on.

I guess only time will tell.