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Thursday, January 5, 2017
Trump calls top Democrat Schumer ‘a clown’
President-elect Donald Trump describes top Democrat Chuck Schumer as a “clown” who behaves like a typical politician, amid a mounting row over health care reform.
“The Democrats, lead by head clown Chuck Schumer, know how bad ObamaCare is and what a mess they are in,” Trump says in a string of tweets that were at once strident and conciliatory.
The Democrats, lead by head clown Chuck Schumer, know how bad ObamaCare is and what a mess they are in. Instead of working to fix it, they..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2017
…do the typical political thing and BLAME. The fact is ObamaCare was a lie from the beginning."Keep you doctor, keep your plan!" It is….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2017
…time for Republicans & Democrats to get together and come up with a healthcare plan that really works – much less expensive & FAR BETTER!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2017
Republicans have vowed to press ahead with the potentially unpopular campaign promise of gutting President Barack Obama’s signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act, which allowed millions more poorer Americans to get treatment, but has been criticized for raising insurance premiums.
But Republicans — who control both houses of Congress and will take over the White House from January 20 — appear uncertain about what, if anything, should replace Obamacare.
— AFP
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