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Trump Tweets Support For ‘Our Wonderful New Healthcare Bill’

United States President Donald J. Trump gestures after disembarking Marine One walking on the South Lawn towards the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 05 March 2017. Trump returned to Washington ... United States President Donald J. Trump gestures after disembarking Marine One walking on the South Lawn towards the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 05 March 2017. Trump returned to Washington from a weekend at his Palm Beach. Florida, Mar-a-Lago club. Credit: Erik S. Lesser / Pool via CNP Photo by: Erik S. Lesser/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump shoveled praise Tuesday morning on a new health care proposal that would replace the Affordable Care Act.

Trump’s comments came in a series of tweets:

The proposal, split into two bills submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, would dramatically cut back on federal support for those seeking insurance coverage, transform Medicaid into a block grant system, eliminate the individual and employer mandates and replace Obamacare’s subsidies with tax credits.

It would also allow insurers to charge a 30 percent penalty for those applying for coverage after not being covered for more than 63 days.

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  1. I’ll give 20 to 1 odds the fellow has read not a word of the bill.

  2. I haven’t read it, of course. But they tell me it does all the things I promised. Covers everyone, and for less money. And you get to keep your doctor, plus you get a unicorn who farts candy. Believe me. They’re all saying it, so I know it’s true.

  3. I can’t believe it took me this long, but I finally get it!

    How to speak Republicanese…

    It’s exactly like how with a fortune cookie, you simply add on “… in bed.”

    “Our Wonderful New Healthcare Bill” … if you’re rich.

  4. And our wonderful new walls
    And our wonderful new jobs
    And our wonderful new White House Tours.

    The president hangs around to greet visitors on the WH Tour. This is so unbearable.

    On the first day 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue was open to the public since Donald Trump took office, the president spent Tuesday morning greeting tourists on White House tours.

  5. Take it Donald.

    Here Are The Official Photos Showing Trump’s Inauguration Crowds Were Smaller Than Obama’s

    The National Park Service on Monday released dozens of official aerial and ground photographs of President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony in January as well as images from former president Barack Obama’s inaugurations in 2009 and 2013.

    The photographs, released in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by BuzzFeed News and other media, clearly show that the number of people who attended Obama’s inaugurations far outstripped the number of people who attended Trump’s swearing-in.

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