Trump slams Democrats, McCain over health care bill

President Trump on Saturday chided Democrats who praised Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) opposition to Senate Republicans’ latest effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

“Democrats are laughingly saying that McCain had a ‘moment of courage,'” he wrote on Twitter. “Tell that to the people of Arizona who were deceived. 116% increase!”

Democrats are laughingly saying that McCain had a “moment of courage.” Tell that to the people of Arizona who were deceived. 116% increase!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23, 2017

McCain announced Friday that he would not support a proposal by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), which seeks to repeal certain provisions of ObamaCare and replace them with federal block grants.

Early studies predicted that states such as Arizona and Alaska would lose funding under the Graham-Cassidy ObamaCare repeal.

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kent.) had already come out against the measure. But McCain’s defection could prompt other GOP senators to follow suit. 

Republicans face a Sept. 30 procedural deadline to pass a repeal-and-replace measure with only 50 votes. Anything after that will require a filibuster-proof 60 votes, meaning that Republicans would need to win some Democratic support.