Donald Trump Is Still Touting His Mythical Alternative For Obamacare

Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he is “not running to terminate” the Affordable Care Act but rather to make it “much better, stronger, and far less expensive.”

That should sound familiar.

It’s the same sentiment the former president expressed repeatedlyin 2015, 2016and 2017 ― right before trying to get Republicans to pass repeal legislation that would have left many millions of Americans without insurance while taking away protections for pre-existing conditions.

Tuesday’s comments came via a Truth Social post that, in typical Trump fashion, was written mostly in all-caps and rife with mistakes. It attacked “crooked Joe Buden” and went on to say that the president “disinformates and misinformates all the time.”

Trump was likely reacting to news that Biden would be speaking about health care during a visit to North Carolina on Tuesday afternoon. During that appearance , Biden warned that Republicans, including Trump, want to take away the Affordable Care Act, the 2010 law known as Obamacare that has brought the percentage of Americans without health insurance to an all-time low.

“Donald Trump and MAGA friends are nothing if not persistent,” Biden said.

Biden has been trying for the last few weeks to focus voter attention on the Affordable Care Act ― and the threat to it from Trump ― in part by highlighting statements Trump has made over the past few months in his bid to get back in the White House.

In November, Trump posted: “The cost of Obamacare is out of control, plus, it’s not good Healthcare. I’m seriously looking at alternatives.” Several days later, he posted again: “I don’t want to terminate Obamacare, I want to replace it with much better healthcare. Obamacare Sucks!!!

These sorts of promises are nothing