President Donald Trump indicated Monday night that a new Republican health-care plan that he has boasted about in recent days won’t be voted on until after the 2020 elections.
In a series of tweets, Trump claimed the GOP plan — which does not yet exist — “will be far less expensive & much more usable than ObamaCare,” and that a vote would be held “right after the Election when Republicans hold the Senate & win back the House.”
Trump also said “Republicans will always support Pre-Existing Conditions,” though the wording of that could be interpreted as falling short of a promise to protect those with pre-existing conditions.
Everybody agrees that ObamaCare doesn’t work. Premiums & deductibles are far too high - Really bad HealthCare! Even the Dems want to replace it, but with Medicare for all, which would cause 180 million Americans to lose their beloved private health insurance. The Republicans.....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2019
....are developing a really great HealthCare Plan with far lower premiums (cost) & deductibles than ObamaCare. In other words it will be far less expensive & much more usable than ObamaCare. Vote will be taken right after the Election when Republicans hold the Senate & win......
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2019
....back the House. It will be truly great HealthCare that will work for America. Also, Republicans will always support Pre-Existing Conditions. The Republican Party will be known as the Party of Great HealtCare. Meantime, the USA is doing better than ever & is respected again!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2019
Health care is shaping up top be one of the top issues of the 2020 presidential race.
Trump’s tweets come after the Justice Department last week asked a federal appeals court to strike down the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, in its entirety, despite objections from within the Trump administration. Trump vowed last week that the GOP would become “the party of health care.”
With the election still 19 months away, it’s unclear if a Republican health-care bill will actually come to fruition, and Trump has not always followed through with his promises. Before last fall’s midterms, for example, Trump promised to propose a major tax cut for the middle class right after the elections. That did not happen.
