Trump Claims He ‘Saved’ Obamacare While Calling It a ‘Disaster’ And Bragging About — Trying to Get Rid Of It

Former President Donald Trump claimed he saved Obamacare after calling the Affordable Care act a “disaster” and bragging about his efforts to remove it.

During a rally a campaign rally in Iowa on Saturday, the Republican frontrunner started bragging to his supporters about how he nearly took down Obamacare while also invoking the name of deceased Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona).

Trump attempted to pressure Congressional Republicans to repeal Obamacare during his first year in office when the GOP maintained a majority in the House and Senate. However, on July 27, 2017, McCain, the deciding vote in the matter, famously gave a thumbs down during the floor vote on its repeal.

“Obamacare is a disaster. And I said we’re going to we’re going to do something about it. I saved Obamacare when we got John McCain’s negative vote,” Trump told the crowd. “You know, he voted against it after campaigning for many, many years. He said, ‘Uh thumbs down.'”

Trump then insulted Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) by referring to her as “Pocahontas” and claiming she agrees the Affordable Care act needs to be reformed.

He added, “That was an amazing night. But we’re going to fix it because it’s a catastrophe for family budgets even. Elizabeth Pocahontas. Warren, have you ever heard of him? Now she’s Pocahontas because of her great Indian heritage. She even said that it needs to be fixed. Pocahontas said it has to be fixed. So we’re going to fix it.”

Watch the full clip above via Newsmax.

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