{"id":1003186,"date":"2018-12-17T13:20:44","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T17:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1003186"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:11:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:11:58","slug":"trump-celebrates-taking-health-care-from-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-celebrates-taking-health-care-from-millions\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Celebrates Taking Health Care From Millions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump immediately celebrated Friday\u2019s court ruling to overturn the Affordable Care Act. What Trump is really celebrating is taking health care away from millions and putting tens of millions more at risk of not being able to get the care they need.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump immediately celebrated Friday\u2019s court ruling to overturn the Affordable Care Act.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/12\/14\/politics\/texas-aca-lawsuit\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/12\/14\/politics\/texas-aca-lawsuit\/index.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547043637687000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEBQe2rv8ShosnY6844tn4HZmhlTg\">CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump immediately tweeted in celebration on Friday and called on Congress to act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1073763695807877120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1073763695807877120&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547043637687000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGTk6h3fjGajrJAMqJi8KN0ReI8ig\">Trump<\/a>: \u201cWow, but not surprisingly, ObamaCare was just ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL by a highly respected judge in Texas. Great news for America!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2018\/12\/15\/white-house-obamacare-remains-intact-during-appeal-judges-ruling\/2321911002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2018\/12\/15\/white-house-obamacare-remains-intact-during-appeal-judges-ruling\/2321911002\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547043637687000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGbcIzJdcJ9Z9UwQcnwf46EjQMxbw\">Trump <\/a>said the ruling in favor of a Republican-backed lawsuit to invalidate the ACA was \u201ca repeal and replace, handled a little bit differently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s what Trump is celebrating:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Potentially taking health care coverage away from around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2018\/12\/14\/judge-rules-obamacare-unconstitutional-1066640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2018\/12\/14\/judge-rules-obamacare-unconstitutional-1066640&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547043637687000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE1oQ-LQzvLrI4PfAYPeLrf8LyhTg\">20 million<\/a> Americans.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Putting as many as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/what-judges-ruling-means-for-people-covered-under-obamacare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/what-judges-ruling-means-for-people-covered-under-obamacare\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547043637687000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHktRch3jMHYIsGgjKo9cfvNjbDsA\">130 million<\/a> Americans with pre-existing conditions at risk.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Confusing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/health-science\/aca-ruling-creates-new-anxieties-for-consumers-and-the-health-care-industry\/2018\/12\/16\/be8fc0f0-00b0-11e9-83c0-b06139e540e5_story.html?utm_term=.be420337ed34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/health-science\/aca-ruling-creates-new-anxieties-for-consumers-and-the-health-care-industry\/2018\/12\/16\/be8fc0f0-00b0-11e9-83c0-b06139e540e5_story.html?utm_term%3D.be420337ed34&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547043637687000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFFhjp3ZiH1rzp8_jsBoXMGWKOpBA\">tens of thousands <\/a>of Americans who typically enroll in health care on the final days of open enrollment, making it harder for them to get the care they need.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump immediately celebrated Friday\u2019s court ruling to overturn the Affordable Care Act. What Trump is really celebrating is taking health care away from millions and putting tens of millions more at risk of not being able to get the care they need. &nbsp; Trump immediately celebrated Friday\u2019s court ruling to overturn the Affordable Care Act. 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