October 4, 2016 | No Comments
Former President Bill Clinton probably “went through hell last night,” Donald Trump said Tuesday, thanking the 42nd president for trashing President Barack Obama’s signature health care law.
“Did you hear yesterday? Did you hear yesterday?” Trump asked supporters at a rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona. “Of all people — maybe he’s not a very good surrogate. I don’t think so.”
“President Bill Clinton came out and told the truth about Obamacare,” Trump continued. “This was yesterday. He’s absolutely trashed President Obama’s signature legislation. Remember, Hillary Clinton called Obamacare one of the greatest accomplishments of President Obama, of the Democratic Party and of our country. Give me a break.”
Stumping for his wife in Flint, Michigan, on Monday, Bill Clinton said: “The people who are getting killed on this deal are small business people and individuals who make just a little too much to get any of these subsidies because they’re not organized. They don’t have any bargaining power with insurance companies so they’re getting whacked.”
He added: “You’ve got this crazy system where all of a sudden 25 million more people have health care and then the people who are out there busting it, sometimes 60 hours a week, wind up with their premiums doubled and their coverage cut in half. It’s the craziest thing in the world.”
Trump recounted Bill Clinton’s remarks on Tuesday — “these are exact quotes, by the way,” he told supporters. “I’m not, you know, like, these are exact” — but gave him credit for being candid. “At least he’s honest,” Trump conceded.
“I’ll bet he went through hell last night. Can you imagine? Can you imagine?” asked Trump, who contended that Hillary Clinton “wants to double down on Obamacare.” “Can you imagine what he went through after making that statement? He went through hell. But, you know, honestly, there have been many nights when he’s gone through hell with Hillary, in all fairness.”
“Well I wanna thank him, honestly. For being honest, I wanna thank him,” Trump said. “Because that’s it. It’s not a great secret. That’s it. Exactly what he said is it, which is why on my first day in office I am going to ask a Republican Congress to send me a bill to immediately repeal and replace Obamacare.”