Greg Sargent: Trump has a secret backup plan to kill Obamacare

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Greg Sargent: Trump has a secret backup plan to kill Obamacare
By Greg Sargent The Washington Post
First Published Mar 10 2017 06:09AM    •    Last Updated Mar 10 2017 06:09 am

The GOP drive to destroy Obamacare took another hit on Thursday morning, when conservative Sen. Tom Cotton tweeted that the House GOP repeal-and-replace bill is probably dead on arrival in the Senate. Cotton even called on his House colleagues to "start over." The Arkansas Republican is an ally of Trump — who favors the GOP bill — so this is somewhat significant.

But fear not: if the GOP repeal drive does fail in Congress, Trump has a secret, backup plan to kill the Affordable Care Act. And it's actually a pretty good plan, if you view it from the point of view of Trump and many Republicans.

CNN reports on Trump's clever new scheme:

"In an Oval Office meeting featuring several leaders of conservative groups already lining up against the House Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, President Donald Trump revealed his plan in the event the GOP effort fails: Allow Obamcare to fail and let Democrats take the blame, sources at the gathering told CNN."

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