As health reform fails in Senate, Trump says 'let Obamacare implode'

Washington : US President Donald Trump urged Republican congressional leaders Friday to let Obamacare "implode" rather than immediately work to fix it, after the Senate rejected a bill that would repeal the health care law. "3 Republicans and 48 Democrats let the American people

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Published 28 July 2017, 8:00 · Updated 18:24

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As health reform fails in Senate, Trump says 'let Obamacare implode'

"3 Republicans and 48 Democrats let the American people down," Trump tweeted, referring to the 49-51 vote in the dead of night on a controversial plan that would have partialliy dismantled the Affordable Care Act.

"As I said from the beginning, let ObamaCare implode, then deal," the president said.

As health reform fails in Senate, Trump says 'let Obamacare implode'

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