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Donald Trump's Old Tweet About Health Care Just Came Back to Haunt Him

Mar 26 2017 - 10:55am

President Donald Trump's tweets from before he was president [1] are not doing him any favors. As the House Republicans push to pass their healthcare proposal [2] through Congress, Trump's 2014 tweet is especially relevant.

It's Thursday. How many people have lost their healthcare today?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2014 [3]

On Jan. 9 2014, Trump tweeted, "How many people have lost their healthcare today?" intended as an apparent jab at President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act premiums [4]. But the question is bitterly ironic given how many Americans stand to lose their health insurance under the American Health Care Act: a whopping 24 millions will be uninsured [5] under the GOP's plan, according to a nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office review of the plan.

People on Twitter were swift to point out this projected figure to the president — here are a few reactions:

@realDonaldTrump [6] roughly 24 million. And you're to blame for that.

— BrennaNicole (@BrennaNicole) March 23, 2017 [7]

.@realDonaldTrump [8] The @GOP [9] is working on taking all of it from 24 million today, and essential parts of is from everyone.

— Joseph Palmer (@Joseph_Palmer) March 23, 2017 [10]

@SauvignonRick [11] This is kind of amazingly accurate even 3 years later. 👏🏻

— Veronica (@JustMeSillyV) March 23, 2017 [12]

@realDonaldTrump [13] @TheRealPaddyMac [14] pic.twitter.com/8xka6rejqc [15]

— Amena (@sher_ame) March 23, 2017 [16]


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