Trump on AHCA: GOP 'Will Not Let American People Down'

President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday morning to those Americans fearful of having Obamacare repealed and replaced: the GOP has you covered.

Republican Senators will not let the American people down! ObamaCare premiums and deductibles are way up - it was a lie and it is dead!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 7, 2017

Trump has been fighting the narrative this week that his repeal and replacement of Obamacare is a bad thing for Americans, pointing to the cost of premiums and exorbitantly high deductibles created by former President Barack Obama's signature legislation.

Why is it that the Fake News rarely reports Ocare is on its last legs and that insurance companies are fleeing for their lives? It's dead!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2017

Refocusing the blame of healthcare reform messaging on one of his favorite targets: "the Fake News media."

Wow,the Fake News media did everything in its power to make the Republican Healthcare victory look as bad as possible.Far better than Ocare!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2017

The House narrowly passed the American Health Care Act to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, this week. Now, the bill heads to the Senate, where Republicans hold just a 52-46 edge (with two Independents) and are expected to further revise the bill the House passed.

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has even said Senate GOP will "write our own bill."

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