Conservatives loved to say “Thanks Obama!” when he was president (especially if he wasn’t actually responsible for it). Now it seems they’ve turned to “Thanks Trump!” in a desperate attempt to justify their support for a lying, inexperienced, bigot.
While most of us know the American Health Care Act—aka RyanCare or Trump Care—is trash and would literally cost millions of lives, some Trump supporters are digging in their heels. The Washington Post found a Trump-lover that is so in love with this man, she seems unaware that this bill isn’t even law (quick, someone send her this SchoolHouse Rock video). Raw Story reports:
A Tennessee woman who backs President Donald Trump credits God and the Republican health care bill — which hasn’t been voted into law — for her family’s dramatically lower insurance costs.
Charla McComic’s son recently lost his job, and his health-insurance premium dropped from $567 per month to $88, which she described as “a blessing from God” and a gift from the new president, reported the Washington Post.
The 52-year-old former first-grade teacher thinks the change is due to tax credits that would be offered under the so-called “Trumpcare” law, if and when it’s approved by Congress and signed into law — but the price drop is actually a feature of former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act.
Read more about the head-scratching trend of Trump supporters who are happy health care is in the GOP’s hands here.