Trump Tweets Misleading Chart About Medicaid Spending Under Senate Bill

President Donald Trump, center, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., right, during a meeting with House and Senate Leadership in the Roosevelt Room of the Whi... President Donald Trump, center, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., right, during a meeting with House and Senate Leadership in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday night tweeted a chart showing that federal government spending on the Medicaid program will increase over time under the Senate’s draft bill to repeal Obamacare, but the chart is misleading since Medicaid spending would have grown at a faster rate under current law.

Medicaid spending will technically increase under the Senate bill, but with inflation, those dollars will not go as far over time. The Senate bill puts a cap on the federal government’s spending per Medicaid enrollee, and the Medicaid program will see a massive cut compared to spending under Obamacare.

A chart from Vox shows that by 2026, the federal government’s spending on Medicaid would be much lower under the Senate bill than it would be under current law.

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  1. Avatar for paulw paulw says:

    What, trump is a liar again? (I guess it’s possible that he knows nothing about inflation and how it works, and just leaves that kind of wonkery to his minions.)

  2. Every time fake news is posted, does Donnie get a royalty payment?

    If so, that could explain his entire pathetic existence.

  3. I’m sorry but I can’t help myself. Can anyone imagine if Obama did this? And, OT, but how about the story on NSA cyber weapons being stolen? No one has probably even bothered to tell Trump about this … he doesn’t understand “the cyber”. If THAT had happened under Obama? Okay, I’m turning to my dogs for solace.

  4. Face it, the chart was done by a servant of the Asshole-elect, as he’s not smart enough to attach one. Sad,

  5. There’s very little reason to covered his tweets. It’s like having a diet of cotton candy and popcorn, what you’d have if you were at the circus. Which it occurs to me is an apt description for this admin.

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