Republican presidential hopeful Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was asked about his healthcare plan after Donald Trump once again threatened to obliterate Obamacare. NBC's Kristen Welker asked DeSantis about this since he voted down the Affordable Healthcare Act three times.
Trump kicked the can down the road repeatedly, promising a "terrific," "phenomenal," and "fantastic" new healthcare plan to replace Obamacare -- in two weeks. DeSantis said his plan will be released in the spring. The ACA has been the law of the land for over ten years, and Republicans still do not have a viable alternative.
Americans' lives are on the line, and the top two Republicans fighting for the keys to the White House are playing power games. But first, Trump wanted to gift the wealthiest with tax cuts.
Lumpy vs. Meatball Ron
Welker asked DeSantis if he would repeal and replace Obamacare, which, by the way, is very popular.
"We need to have a healthcare plan that works," he said. "Obamacare hasn't worked. We are going to replace and supersede with a better – better plan."
Welker asked for specifics on "what the plan is and what your plan is to ensure the 40 million people who now have health insurance who didn't before Obamacare was passed."
"Well, we're going to be working on – probably in the spring, we'll roll out a big proposal," Florida Man said. "I've got a lot of input that's been coming in from a lot of good people around the country. But we will definitely be addressing insurance, we'll definitely be addressing big government, and we will be addressing Big Pharma."
"You know, we pay more for drugs in this country than anybody else in the world," he continued. "I'd like to see some equity across these developed countries so that our consumers are getting relief. Obamacare promised that; it didn't deliver. So, we're going to do something that actually works."
Sigh.
He'll do "something that actually works," but he won't tell us what that is until the spring. Sound familiar? Yeah, it should. In 2017, Trump said, "Nobody knew health care could be so complicated."
And then this happened:
