Hannity: Healthcare bill ‘not President Trump’s failure’

Fox News host Sean Hannity on Friday denied that President Trump was to blame for Republicans’ failure to pass their plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare.

“After seven long years of Republicans promising to repeal and replace ObamaCare, not getting the job done is unacceptable,” said Hannity, a longtime backer of Trump.

“Let me be very clear here: This is not President Trump’s failure,” he added. “The president went above and beyond — did everything in his power — to get this bill across the finish line.”

{mosads}At Trump’s direction, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Friday pulled the American Health Care Act, the GOP’s healthcare reform bill, as it faced looming failure in a House vote.

Trump blamed Democrats for failing to back the bill, though the measure failed after several dozen Republicans remained opposed to the proposal.

The president indicated that instead of rewriting the legislation he would allow ObamaCare to “explode.”

Hannity, a fierce supporter of Trump, also delivered a warning to Democrats that ObamaCare was in a “death spiral,” saying that they would have to take responsibility for its inevitable failure.  

“Since ObamaCare was not repealed and replaced, guess what? The country is now going to see just how devastating your statism and how dangerous this law really is,” he said.

Hannity also blasted House Republicans for failing to reach a consensus on the measure.

“My advice is don’t put bills together without consulting all these factions within your party,” he said.