Trump: Let Obamacare Fail...I'm Not Going To Own It.

[Marcuse]

Source: NBC NEWS

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would let Obamacare "fail" in the aftermath of his party's botched efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

"I think we're probably in that position where we'll let Obamacare fail," Trump said at the White House. "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."

Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/amp/trump-lays-blame-health-care-bill-failure-n784006

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This is how Trump has always dealt with his business failures. Declare bankruptcy. Walk away from responsibility and accountability. Leave people in the lurch.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Great point, Marcuse.

Trump knows nothing, at all, about business, what he knows is how to lie, steal and cheat.

The ONLY reason he doesnt always go bankrupt is russian money.

They want it to fail because they know they can harm or kill many Obama voters.



I just realized, what I wrote above would be an argument that Trump knows a lot about business if you follow the George Carlin school of business, that is.

[George II]

2. What would Harry Truman think.

[Kathy M]

24. Seriously, you are asking .... Truman wanted Universal healthcare , he would be glad bill failed

[emulatorloo]

27. "The buck stops here"

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Trump already owns it - people are not that dumb

[gtar100]

4. You can't "not own it" when you deliberately sabotage it.

Way to go repugs. You all will be looked at as the dumbest group of people ever to walk this earth. Without a doubt you all "own" tRump.

[Ligyron]

5. Somehow, some way, we need to convince enough of them to fix the ACA.

It could be done and they know it. Maybe Mitch will decide it's in the best interest of the American public and they will start to have hearings.

[liberal from boston]

13. Obamacare

Obamacare is not collapsing: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-hiltzik-obamacare-20170703-story.html

[Ligyron]

32. I know but, some markets only have one insurer.

The "horrors" of "collapsing Obama care" however, is largely just GOP nonsense.

Good article BTW.

[C Moon]

6. Failing is all Trump has been doing. What the fuck is he talking about?

[DemoTex]

7. Ha! Trump "OWNS" nothing. The banks do.

The Russian banks.

[kacekwl]

8. Too late dummy.

[Augiedog]

9. If you say you are going to let it fail....then YOU do indeed OWN it. Dumb fucker that you are.

[elmac]

10. Hey president Twit

you and the other repug fascists own it now, you can let it live and do some good or you can be murdering maggots and kill it along with 35,000 Americans a year. Your choice, not President Obama's choice.

[Girard442]

11. If you don't want to own what happens next in America -- RESIGN!

[christx30]

12. Sounds like he's trying to make whine with sour grapes.

He saw the number of times congress voted to repeal ACA, and thought they'd continue it. He didn't count on the cowardice of the Republicans. Perfectly willing to waste time voting to repeal when there was no chance Obama would sign it. Now that Trump is in office, the Senate isn't going to risk the wrath of the voters by getting rid of ACA.

[notdarkyet]

14. You won't own it--you will own its failure if you don't make the payments.

[Solly Mack]

15. He never does own his failures.

They are always the fault of someone else.

That's how he rolls.

[keithbvadu2]

16. Donald and the GOP have changed it so they already own it.

[Stonepounder]

17. I've got an idea...instead of 'Repeal and Replace',

how about 'Impeach and Replace'?

[Wounded Bear]

18. Just like your buildings, eh? Trump, you may not own it, but your name is all over it.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. Sabotage is as insidious as repeal & no replace. Rubio already legislated some sabotage. . nt

[Marcuse]

22. Rubio bragged about his sabotage all through the primary.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/12/10/us/politics/marco-rubio-obamacare-affordable-care-act.html?_r=0&referer=

[slumcamper]

20. Typical narcissistic asshole-ism. n/t

[Doug the Dem]

21. Of course you don't own it, Donnie, because IT owned YOU!

[lastlib]

23. Says the "man*" who took an OATH to FAITHFULLY execute the LAW of the Land.....

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(*Man--a term to be construed very LOOSELY in Orange Ferret-head's case.....)

[ProudMNDemocrat]

25. Sorry Donnie.......But you do own this......

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised great Health care that would cover everyone. Well guess what, Trump and McConnell could not deliver.

In blaming the Democrats who were not allowed in the House or Senate to work on this disaster of a health care bill, THEY own this and bigly.

[unblock]

26. "if i can't kill thousands of poor people honestly, then damn it, i'll kill them dishonestly!"

[tirebiter]

28. Democrats own the success of Obamacare

Republicans would own the demise.

[WinkyDink]

29. Jared hasn't told Trump yet that Republicans "own" the House and the Senate.

[mdbl]

30. Trump, if you let it fail, you own it.

It wasn't set up to fail, it can only be made to fail you stupid pig.

[Bengus81]

31. This asshat will be impeached/resign long before that happens.........n/t