FACT: Donald Trump’s “Concepts of a Plan” Would “Terminate” the Affordable Care Act Arrow

Yesterday, Donald Trump doubled down on his long-standing goal: repealing the Affordable Care Act and ripping away protections for millions of Americans with preexisting conditions. Trump already spent his first term trying to "terminate" the ACA - a wildly unpopular effort that came one vote short - and is ready to put Americans' health care in jeopardy again in his second term.

YESTERDAY: Donald Trump confirmed that his "concepts of a plan" for health care includes repealing the Affordable Care Act, which would put critical protections and coverage for over 100 million Americans at risk.

Kristen Welker, NBC News: "Sir, you said during the campaign, you have concepts of a plan. Do you have an actual plan at this point for health care?"

Trump: "Yes. We have concepts of a plan that would be better."

Welker: "Still just concepts? Do you have a fully developed plan?"

Trump: "Let me explain. We have the biggest health care companies looking at it. We have doctors. We're always looking because Obamacare stinks. It's lousy. There are better answers. If we come up with a better answer, I would present that answer to Democrats and to everybody else, and I'd do something about it."

Spectrum News: "The ACA protects more than 100 million people with preexisting conditions from being denied care, plus it requires insurance plans to cover things like preventive care and limit out-of-pocket costs."

KFF Poll: "Majorities of Democrats [88%], Republicans [62%], and independents [73%] say it is 'very important' to continue each of [the Affordable Care Act's] protections for people with pre-existing conditions."

ON THE TRAIL: The Trump-Vance ticket pushed to "terminate" the ACA, and Vance "suggested repealing Obamacare would still be a priority."

Daily Beast: "Trump Revives Plan to Dismantle Obamacare if Elected in 2024"

Associated Press: "Trump says he will renew efforts to replace 'Obamacare' if he wins a second term"

Trump: "The cost of Obamacare is out of control, plus, it's not good Healthcare. I'm seriously looking at alternatives. We had a couple of Republican Senators who campaigned for 6 years against it, and then raised their hands not to terminate it. It was a low point for the Republican Party, but we should never give up!"

Trump: "Obamacare is a disaster. And I said, 'We're gonna do something about it.'"

Mediaite: "'OBAMACARE SUCKS!!!' Trump Rants About New Plan - Years After He Promised It Was 'Two Weeks' Away"

NOTUS: "Vance suggested repealing Obamacare would still be a priority.

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"Vance said the 'repeal and replace efforts' during Trump's presidency were 'fundamentally focused around the idea of fixing what was broken, not about stripping people's health care away. So yeah, I think you're certainly gonna see efforts to reform the system. Obviously, what that looks like will depend a little bit on Congress because Congress has to have a role to play.'"

Vance: "… health care costs too much. And it is also true that Obamacare has failed to take care of this problem."

THROWBACK: Trump led efforts to repeal the ACA as president, coming up just one vote short of repeal when he was in office.

NBC News: "Trump approved a surprise decision to push for the complete elimination of the Affordable Care Act in the courts. If it succeeds, millions of Americans will lose their private insurance or Medicaid coverage and the health care system would be thrown into chaos."

NPR: "The very day President Trump was sworn in - Jan. 20, 2017 - he signed an executive order instructing administration officials 'to waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay' implementing parts of the Affordable Care Act, while Congress got ready to repeal and replace President Obama's signature health law."

The Hill: "On the campaign trail, Trump has doubled down on his promise to repeal the ACA, a feat he fell one vote short of in 2017."

Trump: "I will get health care. I'm one vote short of health care. I'll get health care."

Reuters: "The most previous attempt to repeal Obamacare fell one vote short in July, in a humiliating setback for Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell."

FACT: Repealing the Affordable Care Act is highly unpopular and would be devastating for millions of hardworking Americans.

KFF Poll: 64% believe it is "very important" insurance companies continue to be prohibited from charging sick people more - including 55% of Republicans.

NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: "Thirteen years after the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, more than eight in ten Americans (83%) either agree or strongly agree that all Americans have a basic right to healthcare coverage."

Washington Post: "But what's clear is that an effort to 'terminate' Obamacare is not something Americans are pining for. Not only were the GOP's efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare during Trump's term historically unpopular, but the law also appears to have gotten more popular since then. … And when politicians talk of ending health insurance for tens of millions of Americans, dropping coverage of preexisting conditions and cutting Obamacare's Medicaid funding, things get even dicier."

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