A Moment Of Clarity: The Healthcare Lie: Why Trump's Promises Still Haven't Delivered a Plan

The Michael Steele Podcast

The Bulwark

History, News, Government, Politics

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Your health and wallet are on the line. Michael Steele dishes out the stark reality of the GOP's long-standing failure to "repeal and replace." He breaks down the true cost of inaction and reveals the high stakes for everyday Americans who are struggling to afford coverage.

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1:02.4	And now for a moment of clarity.
1:08.1	Fifteen years after Republicans intellectually, dishonestly, railed against Obamacare, 15 years later,
1:14.9	they still have absolutely no health care plan of their own just a few hours ago.
1:21.2	Mike Johnson said he was working on health care and he hopes to have a plan in the second
1:25.1	quarter of next year.
1:26.6	Michael, still, did they call you? Nobody called, though.
1:28.3	They don't call me.
1:30.7	That struck me.
1:32.5	That they still have a plan.
1:33.5	Well, they don't have.
1:34.4	They didn't have one.
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