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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 12:00 AM Mar 2017

Trump told Tea Party groups at WH if GOP health care plan dies, he will let Obamacare fail...





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Trump told Tea Party groups at WH if GOP health care plan dies, he will let Obamacare fail and let Dems take the blame, I'm told.
6:35 PM - 8 Mar 2017
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Deplorables will blame President Obama. Normal people will blame the Deplorables.
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Trump told Tea Party groups at WH if GOP health care plan dies, he will let Obamacare fail... (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 OP
I hope there is a recording of that flamingdem Mar 2017 #1
I'm glad he realizes his piece of shit legislation is in danger. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #5
It's clear Trump and the GOP are too blame C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #2
So he wants to kill Americans either way, whether the GOP healthcare plan passes or not. dalton99a Mar 2017 #3
A lot of Deplorables are dependent on the ACA DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #7
Deplorables think that ACA and Obamacare are different things (nt) pokerfan Mar 2017 #14
They are about to learn the hard way. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #15
right MFM008 Mar 2017 #4
Blackmailing Bastard TheMastersNemesis Mar 2017 #6
Party in power gets blamed, Chump. nt geek tragedy Mar 2017 #8
That LIAR said he already had a plan prepared and ready during the elections luvMIdog Mar 2017 #9
Like his imaginary plan to defeat ISIS dalton99a Mar 2017 #10
Do not arouse the wrath of the great and powerful Oz Freethinker65 Mar 2017 #11
'Agree to my demands or I'll kill your kids...' that sounds like a movie script, procon Mar 2017 #12
He's already taken the major step with his EO ending the mandate. pnwmom Mar 2017 #13
That could backfire bigly. Vinca Mar 2017 #16
If we take the House ...we can prevent the worst of Trump's shit... Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #17

C_U_L8R

(44,998 posts)
2. It's clear Trump and the GOP are too blame
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 12:04 AM
Mar 2017

There's no amount of lying and deflection
that can get them out of this bellyflop.

luvMIdog

(2,533 posts)
9. That LIAR said he already had a plan prepared and ready during the elections
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 12:19 AM
Mar 2017

Doesn't anyone AT ALL remember that? " We have the best plan- the best plan"

AND what happens on his watch is HIS FUCKING FAULT.

procon

(15,805 posts)
12. 'Agree to my demands or I'll kill your kids...' that sounds like a movie script,
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 12:41 AM
Mar 2017

not something an American president would inflict upon the citizens of his own country out of petty, retaliatory revenge.

pnwmom

(108,976 posts)
13. He's already taken the major step with his EO ending the mandate.
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 02:40 AM
Mar 2017

Without that, we'll be in the same position NYState was in, with spiraling premiums as healthy people leave the pool.

Vinca

(50,261 posts)
16. That could backfire bigly.
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 09:07 AM
Mar 2017

Health insurance policies are in place for 2017. If people have to limp along for part of 2018, someone is going to pay a very big price at the polls in November. If Dems can get a veto-proof majority, we should go full on single-payer.

Demsrule86

(68,552 posts)
17. If we take the House ...we can prevent the worst of Trump's shit...
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 09:43 AM
Mar 2017

but t would be nice to shut him down completelyl

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