Looks like Donald Trump is giving up on healthcare

[brooklynite]

Link to tweet

[Motownman78]

1. Nope, on Last Word

They are repealing ACA with a 2 year delay.

[Johnny2X2X]

4. Explain?

What do you mean?

Did they fail in purpose so they can do better in 2018?

[Motownman78]

10. McTurtle was reported saying

in a statement to repeal ACA now with a 2 year delay to come up with something.

[brooklynite]

5. Understood, but that's not the "better", "cheaper" healthcare he promised...

...and moderates facing tough re-election races may not go with a repeal only vote.

[dubyadiprecession]

8. This delay tactic doesn't matter, the GOP will still suffer for their votes to repeal in 2018!

[gratuitous]

2. It's not like President Trump depends on the ACA for his very life

So yeah, let's repeal it and start from a clean slate six months, or six years, or six decades from now. "Dems will join in!" The man is delusional.

[FakeNoose]

3. Cheeto never cared about it - ever

He just wants to get rid of everything with Obama's name on it.

The healthcare legislation belongs to Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell. If this flops, Trump doesn't care.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

7. You bring up a good question....Exactly what was the origin of the "we hate Obamacare"

movement? How did it start? Who pushed it? How did it grow to engulf the entire GOP??

Guess it was easy. Step 1 - You must not give a shit about less fortunate people having healthcare.

Snap

[Laura PourMeADrink]

6. But what about HIS plan? His brilliant plan? The "it would be easy" plan ?? nt

[FakeNoose]

9. We found out almost immediately

... that he never had one.

What we've seen since January is various versions of Paul Ryan's "plan". As everyone knows this isn't healthcare, it's a massive tax cut for extremely wealthy people. And a boondoggle for the insurance industry and big pharma.

[flamingdem]

11. Can just repeal happen?

That's a nightmare scenario