DEBATES/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “I know the insurance companies, they’re friends of mine. The top guys, they’re friends of mine. I shouldn’t tell you guys, you’ll say it’s terrible, I have a conflict of interest.
They’re friends of mine, there’s some right in the audience. One of them was just waving to me, he was laughing and smiling. He’s not laughing so much anymore. Hi. [Applause] Look, the insurance companies are making an absolute fortune. Yes, they will keep preexisting conditions, and that would be a great thing. Get rid of Obamacare, we’ll come up with new plans. But, we should keep preexisting conditions.”
-Donald Trump as quoted by Factbase, “Debate: 10th Republican Presidential Candidate Debate – February 25, 2016,” factba.se, February 25, 2016