Donald's Fat Lie: President Trump falsely claims that he "saved" Obamacare's pre-existing condition protections

Mod: It is true that Trump lies about everything, but he still needs to be called out on it. And yes, sometimes it really is life and death.

President Trump falsely claims that he "saved" Obamacare's pre-existing condition protections (Salonlink): President Donald Trump falsely claimed he "saved"Obamacare's protections for pre-existing conditions despite actively working for years to gut them. Trump accused former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg of "false advertising" after the Democrat ran ads warning against Trump's attacks on Obamacare.

"I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your Healthcare, you have it now, while at the same time winning the fight to rid you of the expensive, unfair and very unpopular Individual  Mandate,"Trump falsely claimed after trying but failing to dismantle Obamacare and its protections with congressional Republicans. "If Republicans win in court and take back the House of Represenatives [sic], your healthcare, that I have now brought to the best place in many years, will become the best ever, by far. I will always protect your Pre-Existing Conditions, the Dems will not!" he falsely claimed, referring to a court case in which his administration supports ending Obamacare and its protections for pre-existing conditions.

And Trump's lie could not be any further from the truth.

"People with pre-existing medical problems have health insurance protections because of President Barack Obama's health care law, which Trump is trying to dismantle," The Associated Press stated in its fact-check of Trump's brazen falsehood.

Not only did Trump unsuccessfully push for a repeal of the law, which would have stripped the protections, he also proposed short-term alternatives, which do not have to cover preexisting conditions, the AP noted.

Trump also seeks to dismantle the protections as part of the court battle that he alluded to in his tweet. His administration sided with states trying to invalidate Obamacare in the case, which would strip protections from people with pre-existing conditions.

Trump's claim that Republicans would act to preserve the protections also falls flat, since the administration has not provided any details in regards to such a plan. In fact, Democrats asked the Supreme Court to take up the case on an expedited basis while Republicans filed briefs asking the court to hold off on hearing it until after the 2020 elections. About 20 million people are projected to lose their health insurance if Republicans win the case.

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