Trump: It’s ‘tough’ to repeal ObamaCare

President Trump on Wednesday acknowledged it will be “tough” for Congress to repeal and replace ObamaCare, but expressed confidence that GOP lawmakers can “get it done.”

“This will be something really special if we can get it done,” he told reporters at the White House. “Always tough. It’s probably the toughest subject from the standpoint of approval.”

But Trump said Tuesday’s meeting with about 50 Republican senators — designed to salvage the upper chamber’s healthcare bill — encouraged him. 

“There was a great, great feeling in that room yesterday,” he noted.

{mosads}“What also came out is the fact this healthcare would be so good,” he said. “It will be far better than ObamaCare and would be much less expensive for the people and actually much less expensive also for the country.”

ObamaCare has “been a headache for everybody; it’s been a nightmare for many; and we’re looking at a healthcare that will be a fantastic tribute to your country,” he added. “A healthcare that will take care of people finally for the right reasons and also at the right cost.” 

The president said he believes that “we’re going to get at least very close, and I think we’re going to get it over the line.”

Trump has stepped up efforts to talk up the plan after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was forced to delay a vote until after the July 4 recess due to opposition among rank-and-file Republicans. 

Five GOP senators said they would not vote for a motion to begin debate on the measure after a Congressional Budget Office analysis showed the bill would leave 22 million more people uninsured over a decade.