HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE (ACA): “Obamacare is in very bad shape. I believe that if we wait two years, it will totally implode. It’s really pretty much imploding now, Steve [Scalise], when you think. But it will implode and people will be, like, please help us, please help us, and that will be the Democrats asking for help. They already are asking for help in the true sense of the word, because it’s a disaster. The insurance companies are fleeing. Some states are up over 100 percent in costs. The deductibles are through the roof — you don’t even get to use it.
So we’re going to do something that’s great, and I’m proud to support the replacement plan, released by the House of Representatives and encouraged by members of both parties. I think really that we’re going to have something that’s going to be much more understood and much more popular than people can even imagine. It follows the guidelines I laid out in my congressional address — a plan that will lower costs, expand choices, increase competition, and ensure healthcare access for all Americans.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump and Representative Steve Scalise in Meeting with the U.S. House Deputy Whip Team,” whitehouse.gov, Mar. 7, 2017