U.S. president, Donald Trump, on Friday, failed to deliver – for now, at least – on the promise he made in hundreds of campaign appearances, to “repeal and replace Obamacare”, as House Republicans were forced to cancel a vote on their health care bill.
Trump blamed Democrats in Congress for the failure of the bill – warning the opposition party that they will continue to “own Obamacare” as it spins in a death spiral.
Shortly after the vote was called off, a resigned House Speaker, Paul Ryan, told reporters that Obamacare was still “the law of the land. It’s going to remain the law of the land until it’s replaced.”
Although it was Republicans infighting that caused the legislative crisis, the president predicted that Obamacare will ultimately crash and burn – forcing Democrats to come crawling to the White House for his help in crafting a workable replacement “when it explodes – which it will soon.”
“The losers are Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer,” Trump claimed, naming the Democratic Party’s leaders in the House and Senate, “because now they own Obamacare. They own it. One hundred per cent own it.”
“They have Obamacare for a little while longer until it ceases to exist, which it will at some point in the near future.”
“And just remember,” Trump warned: “This is not our bill. This is their bill. Now when they all become civilized and get together and try to work out a great health care bill for the people of this country, we’re open to it.”
Ryan was forced to pull the bill, which was the major Trump priority, because it didn’t have enough Republican votes to pass, and no Democrats were willing to sign on.
The result leaves former president, Barack Obama’s signature legislative achievement in place – at least for now.
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