On 24 March 2017, after the Republican led House of Representatives failed to support their own bill, the American Health Care Act (AKA Trumpcare), President Trump went before the American people and denied he ever pledged to immediately “repeal and replace” the ACA (Obamacare).
The author of The Art of the Deal had failed to convince 216 of his 237 member majority party that Trumpcare was good for the nation. Instead, he tried to lay the blame for this legislative defeat on Democrats who in reality had no say on the bill or its language and didn’t have enough votes to defeat the bill anyway.
Then, as if trying to save his ego from further assault, Mr. Trump added, “I never said — I guess I’m here, what, 64 days? I never said repeal and replace Obamacare — you’ve all heard my speeches — I never said repeal it and replace it within 64 days. I have a long time.”
Surprising, technically, Mr. Trump was telling the truth. He never said ‘repeal it and replace’ it within 64 days. Thanks to modern technology we know (because we saw and heard it with our own ears) that Mr. Trump did indeed, in fact, promise to “repeal and replace” Obamacare “…on day one,” not on day 64.
Trump’s campaign website noted the promise in clear terms, saying, “On day one of the Trump Administration, we will ask Congress to immediately deliver a full repeal of Obamacare.” That promise was removed from the website last night.
From ABC News comes a video and excellent article that details the various times, Mr. Trump who claims he never said ‘repeal and replace’ actually said ‘repeal and replace.’
I think most American are now familiar with Mr. Trump’s inability to tell the truth, but I don’t think many of us are comfortable with the frequency these falsehoods occur.
