Trump thinks 'Obamacare is over,' but he's confused about why
By Steve Benen 12/22/17 01:02PM
Donald Trump signed the regressive Republican tax plan into law this morning, and in the process, repealed the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act. The president, complaining at length about the policy that the GOP used to support, said this is "the end of Obamacare," adding, "Essentially, I think Obamacare is over."
Of course, Trump, who's long struggled to understand the basics of the debate, has made similar assessments countless times this year -- and in every instance, the president has been wrong. What I'm especially interested in now, however, is why he thinks this is "the end of Obamacare."
On Wednesday, for example, Trump insisted that the end of the ACA's individual mandate "means Obamacare is being repealed." He added soon after:
"We -- I hate to say this -- but we essentially repealed Obamacare because we got rid of the individual mandate, which was terrible. And that was a primary source of funding of Obamacare."
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Everyone conveniently forgets Obama promised there would be no individual mandate without the public option. Without the public option the individual mandate was unconstitutional. President Trump is absolutely correct that the individual mandate was the most HATED part of the ACA. The importance of repealing it can't be overstated.