As liberals and conservatives alike were celebrating the death of Trumpcare last Friday, Twitter was alive with people mocking the fact that Donald Trump hasn’t even been president for a hundred days, and he’s already suffered a major legislative defeat.
Below are a few examples:
https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/845360705050062848
https://twitter.com/susie_meister/status/845365267517521920
Hey Republicans, don't worry, that burn is covered under the Affordable Care Act
— Senator Bob Menendez (@SenatorMenendez) March 24, 2017
Who was the last president to lose his 1st big bill? Seriously. I can't think of any. Laziest, most ignorant president is also weakest.
— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) March 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/chillmage/status/845358797753401344
•Hillary worked on Healthcare from Jan. 1993-Sep. 1994. •Obama worked on ACA from Jan. 2009-March 2010.
•Trump worked on Trumpcare 17 days. pic.twitter.com/Ycr9Kh4vCg— #RandyResistING Authoritarianism (@RandyResist) March 25, 2017
When Paul Ryan told Trump they didn't have the votes for Trumpcare, I would have given anything to be a microwave on the wall.
— Rocky Mountain Mike (@RockyMntnMike) March 25, 2017
Trump has done everything possible to repeal Obamacare including 5 visits to Mar-a-lago, 9 trips to the golf course & sitting in a big truck
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 24, 2017
Republicans had 7 years to come up with a good alternative to the ACA. They failed. It's like the "Batman v Superman" of bills.
— Jason Pinter (@jasonpinter) March 24, 2017
Who does Trump blame for #Trumpcare fail?
Democrats
Freedom Caucus
Heritage Foundation
Club For GrowthAccountability. It's tricky.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 26, 2017
You'll be sick & tired of so much winning!
Muslim Ban 1 ❌
Muslim Ban 2 ❌
Trumpcare ❌
Popular vote ❌Ermm, when exactly does winning start?
— The Hummingbird 🐦 (@SaysHummingbird) March 26, 2017
Some were a little more on the serious side:
Trumpcare failed because a politically viable healthcare bill that satisfies conservative ideology is impossible https://t.co/9j7tx5qd4d pic.twitter.com/xoUsGA96Qv
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) March 25, 2017
Trumpcare was bad policy AND ineptly presented AND fought savagely by a mass popular movement. All these things are true, and matter.
— Angus Johnston (@studentactivism) March 25, 2017
Tired of GOP saying they should have focused on tax cuts. Trumpcare was nothing but a huge tax cut for wealthy masked as healthcare reform.
— Mike Levin (@MikeLevin) March 25, 2017
These are the two most ridiculous/most damning paragraphs about Trump and Trumpcare. https://t.co/LM1IDHfR4m pic.twitter.com/XfWk5SOesW
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/wyethwire/status/845603047493586945
Trumpcare was never about the well-being of Americans. It was about trying in vain to erase Barack Obama from the history books.
— Jeffrey Wright 🥜 (@jfreewright) March 25, 2017
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