Former President Donald J. Trump on Thursday addressed health care affordability in a video posted to his social media site, his latest effort to counter attacks from the Biden campaign and other Democrats on his call for health care affordability. He stated that he has no intention of abolishing the Affordability Act. It replaces the bill known as Obamacare.
In a statement similar to one he posted in March, Trump called the health care law “too expensive” and “not very good,” adding that he would improve it if re-elected, without providing further details. The comments came after he drew criticism in recent months for again hinting at the possibility of repealing the law, which has grown in popularity since it was enacted 14 years ago.
“We're going to make the ACA much better than it is now, and we're going to make it cheaper for you,” Trump said in the video.
In Washington on Tuesday, President Biden accused Republicans of seeking to “repeat the Affordable Care Act” at an event for caregivers, where he pushed for expanded paid medical leave, child care subsidies and early education. .
Also this week, Trump changed his stance on abortion. He has been ambivalent about his position for months, saying in a statement Monday that abortion policy should be left to each state.
The former president's pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act dates back to his first presidential campaign in 2016, when many Republicans called for “repeal and replace” the law. But Trump has not offered any substantive replacement proposals, and efforts backed by his administration to repeal portions of the law have been rejected by Congress and the Supreme Court.
The Biden campaign has been using the issue for months, ever since Trump last November described the Affordable Care Act as “out of control” and said he was “seriously considering” legislation to replace it. It attacked me. The Biden campaign quickly amplified these comments, with Biden saying last November that his predecessor “again called for cuts that could strip health insurance for tens of millions of Americans.” criticized.
Mr. Trump's response on Thursday mirrored a social media post he made in March, in which he misspelled Mr. Biden's name in all caps and said, “Crooked Joe Budden always They are falsifying information and conveying false information.” The post comes after the Biden campaign released a digital ad in battleground states featuring audio of Trump criticizing the Affordable Care Act and claiming that as president, Trump “tried to take away our health care.” It was posted a few days after it was published.
More than 45 million people have Affordable Care Act insurance, according to a recent report from the Department of Health and Human Services. The Biden administration said a record number of more than 20 million people enrolled in plans through the law's marketplace this year. Biden declared that the numbers prove the bill is “more popular than ever.”