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I still think some kind of Medicare-for-all legislation or "Trumpcare" is Donald Trump's ultimate goal for his presidency. "I am going to take care of everybody

• dsfyu404ed 8y ago
  Trump only does what benefits Trump. Trump will sign what bills benefit Trump to sign. If congress can put a healthcare bill in front of Trump that can be branded as "medicare for all" for one audience and "we repealed Obamacare" for another audience (the possibility of the latter branding being a necessity in order to get any Republicans in congress to vote in favor of the bill) then Trump will almost certainly sign it. It doesn't actually have to provide "medicare for all" or "repeal Obamacare". It just has to look enough like it does to pass it off that way to the American public. He just wants to be able to say "look everyone, I repealed Obamacare" whether or not it's technically true. The "which news is fake news" circus and people's increased skepticism of what they read and see on the news should make the latter part much easier because it gives Republicans more wiggle room to vote for something that looks a lot like Obamacare 2.0 or "medicare for all" and then turn around and act like they repealed Obamacare in front of their base in 2020. I for one am hopeful. This seems like a potential win for everyone (well, scummy insurance companies notwithstanding).