Politics

Trump’s Trick as Repeal and Replace Bills Fall Short: ‘Help’ Obamacare Kill Itself

This Isn’t a Game

In theory, Republicans could pull this off by pulling the money that subsidizes insurance for the poor. Voters won’t be fooled, though, about who’s to blame if that happens.

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Can Donald Trump just “let Obamacare fail,” which is his new gambit?

Actually, he still seems to think he can pass repeal-only. Or was that still repeal and replace? So hard to keep straight, his crafty game of one-dimensional chess.

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