Trump Praises Judge Ruling Against Obamacare: ‘Great News for America!’

On Friday night, President Donald Trump celebrated a Texas judge’s ruling putting Obamacare at risk by declaring it “great news.”

“Wow, but not surprisingly, ObamaCare was just ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL by a highly respected judge in Texas. Great news for America!” Trump tweeted out.

The tweets are in response to U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor, a George W. Bush appointee, ruling Obamacare must be nixed because the penalty for not being insured was removed by Congress.

The move now threatens 20 million who rely on its coverage. The judge’s ruling will also be immediately appealed.

POLITICO reports:

The decision will be immediately appealed, said California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who led a group of blue states in intervening to defend the law. It could ultimately become the third major Obamacare case to be taken up by the Supreme Court, which has twice voted to uphold the law.

The decision also comes one day before the open enrollment deadline.

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