After leaving the White House in January 2021, Donald Trump spent nearly three years ignoring the Affordable Care Act. It’s not that the former president somehow became a convert to the merits of the ACA, but rather, the Republican took a far greater interest in lying about his election defeat and his successor than the landmark policy breakthrough from 2010.
But it was a month ago when Trump, seemingly out of nowhere, rediscovered his contempt for Obamacare, vowing to replace the nation’s existing health care system with an alternative he hasn’t shared. In the days and weeks that followed, the former president kept at it, attacking the reform law in increasingly strident terms online and at public events.
Late last week, the Republican posted a video to his social media platform vowing to “replace” the nation’s health care system with something “better” — he didn’t elaborate — while attacking the late Sen. John McCain for not helping him “terminate” the ACA in 2017. As The Hill reported, Trump kept the offensive going on Christmas day.
Former President Trump vowed Monday to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with his own “much better” alternative program, reviving his push to slash the now-popular health care option used by millions of Americans. … “I will come up with a much better, and less expensive, alternative! People will be happy, not sad!”
By any sensible measure, this entire line of attack is bizarre. Indeed, every time the former president renews his offensive against the ACA, it offers his opponents an opportunity to note that the Affordable Care Act is working very well and it’s about as popular as it’s ever been.
What’s more, it also offers an opportunity to note that Trump has been talking about presenting an alternative to Obamacare for roughly eight years now, and every time he’s tried to follow through on his vows, the Republican has failed in humiliating fashion.
While we’re at it, let’s not forget…
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