On Wednesday, President Donald Trump made an unusual plea for a bipartisan replacement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as the program announced drastic increases in premiums this month.
“We have to fix health care, because Obamacare is a disaster,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One during a flight this week to South Korea.
Trump has frequently attempted to repeal the health care law implemented by former President Barack Obama — indeed, one of the most embarrassing moments in the first half of Trump’s first term included his failure to pass a repeal of the ACA.That attempt seven years ago was a partisan package offered by Republicans (which faced bipartisan opposition). Trump’s comments this week indicate that he now wants the GOP to work with Democrats to repeal the law.
“When you see the increases in Obamacare, it never worked,” Trump claimed, referring to rising prices of health plans. “It never will work, and we can do something with the Democrats much better than Obamacare.”
