Trump Demands GOP Health Plan, Forgets His Own 2017 Failures
Bloomberg breathlessly reports on Donald Trump urging Republicans to 'quickly move' on a healthcare plan, citing looming premium hikes as the catalyst. This urgent call for a health solution, however, sidesteps the fact that during his entire presidency, Trump repeatedly promised a 'beautiful' healthcare plan that never materialized beyond vague rhetoric and attempts to dismantle the Affordable
Care Act (ACA). His administration's efforts, including the American Health Care Act of 2017, would have stripped coverage from millions and spiked costs for others, ultimately failing to pass. One might observe that the urgency for a healthcare plan only seems to emerge when political fortunes are threatened, not when millions are actually suffering. Perhaps the 'narrative shift' Bloomberg
mentions is less about American health and more about deflecting from the GOP’s consistent inability to govern on foundational domestic issues, opting instead for perpetual culture wars and international adventurism (which, to be fair, always has bipartisan support when it involves bombing Middle Eastern countries). Where was this 'urgency' over premium hikes when they were busy debating tax cuts
for the wealthy or funneling billions to foreign militaries?