On the first day of his presidency, Trumpsigned an executive orderaimed at weakening the ACAs individual mandate.
His administration also halved the public enrollment period through which Americans could sign up for health insurance.
Were going to come up with a health care plan.
Donald Trump Is interviewed by Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait during a luncheon hosted by the Economic Club of Chicago on Oct. 15, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.Scott Olson/Getty Images
Were not going to vote on it until after the election, Trump said at the time.
We should have done it when we had the position.
Were going to get it back, and its going to be a better plan.
Were going to give a great health care plan, and were going to campaign on that plan.
Its going to be much less expensive than Obamacare and much more usable in terms of deductibles.
During his Septemberdebateagainst Harris, Trump said: I had a choice to make when I was president.
Do I save it and make it as good as it can be?
Never going to be great.
Or do I let it rot?
I saved it, he claimed.
I did the right thing.
But its still never going to be great.
And its too expensive for people.
And what we will do is were looking at different plans.
But until then Id run it as good as it can be run.
There are concepts and options we have to do that.
And youll be hearing about it in the not-too-distant future.
The not-too-distant future has arrived.
