Biden campaign releases new ad slamming Trump's push to repeal Obamacare

WASHINGTON — The Biden campaign released a new digital advertisement Friday slamming former President Donald Trump's push to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

The 30-second ad, first shared with NBC News, features audio of Trump's criticism of the ACA as text on the screen details what a second Trump term would mean for health care.

"When he was president, Donald Trump tried to rip away our health care," the text reads.

"Obamacare is a disaster," Trump says as the text appears.

The messages are overlaid on an image of a heart monitor, which eventually flatlines.

"If he succeeds ... 45 million Americans could lose their health insurance," the ad's message said. "And you could be one of them."

The ad, titled "Flatline," is released just one day before the 14th anniversary of the act being signed into law. It will air on platforms, including YouTube and Meta, across battleground states, according to the campaign.

"It’s not hyperbole to say that affordable health care for millions of people is on the line in November," President Joe Biden said in a statement about the ad. "I am more determined than ever to beat back MAGA Republican attacks and make health care a right and not a privilege in America. I know that we will.”

The health care act was a signature part of then-President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Joe Biden’s agenda. The legislation required that all states provide marketplaces for health insurance, and millions of people have signed up for coverage through those exchanges since.

Trump had pushed for the ACA to be repealed during his presidency. In 2017, an Obamacare repeal bill narrowly failed when three Republican senators and all Democrats voted against it.

Trump revived his push against the ACA just