Trump: There Won’t Be A Gap Between Obamacare Repeal And Replacement

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, in Sioux City, Iowa. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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In an interview on CBS News’ “60 Minutes” set to air in full on Sunday, Donald Trump said that there would not be a gap between repealing Obamacare and putting in place a replacement.

“We’re going to do it simultaneously. It’ll be just fine. That’s what I do. I do a good job. You know, I mean, I know how to do this stuff. We’re going to repeal it and replace it. And we’re not going to have, like, a two-day period and we’re not going to have a two-year period where there’s nothing,” he said. “It will be repealed and replaced. I mean, we’ll know. And it’ll be great health care for much less money.”

Trump also confirmed what he said in a Friday Wall Street Journal interview about two aspects of Obamacare he’s looking to keep in place. He does not want to eliminate the provision that keeps insurers from denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions, and he wants to allow children to stay on their parents’ health insurance until age 26.

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  1. Yeah, just keep making big promises that wont come true you idiot.

  2. I’m glad all the shit that Trump says will now be on video tape.

  3. If Obamacare is tyranny, why would you replace it? If anyone has a link to some good quality cognitive-dissonance-reducing headphones please post it. This is going to be way beyond what the noise-canceling ones can handle.

  4. You gave me my 2nd laugh since Tuesday. The first was learning that an acquaintance lost $1.5 million betting against Trump at 200-1

  5. I’m sure he has not ‘yet’ consulted with the liar and total GRUB, Paul Ryan who doesn’t want anyone to have health care unless they are able to pay premium prices. The revision will be coming shortly. How are you feeling NOW, voters?

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