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Let's talk about Trump and the GOP caving too late on healthcare....

Belle of the Ranch

Belle of the Ranch

Society & Culture

4.91K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Let's talk about Trump and the GOP caving too late on healthcare....

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0:00.0

Well, howdy there, internet people, it spell again.

0:05.0

So today, we're going to talk about Trump and the GOP caving too late on healthcare.

0:13.0

They're late, they're late, for a very important date,

0:17.0

and it's unlikely that they actually meet the deadline by the end of the month. In fact, some are

0:22.9

already admitting that won't happen. For about a year, we've talked about how Republicans will

0:29.1

eventually have to do something about health care and the ACA tax credits, whether they want to

0:35.3

or not. Now, after abandoning the working class in the one

0:39.6

big beautiful bill, and then shutting down the government to avoid extending the ACA tax credits,

0:46.5

with just days left, they're changing their tune, and are going to try to act like helping

0:52.7

the working class with health care with something other than a position they opposed.

0:57.9

So rabidly, they shut down the government over it and cost the country billions.

1:04.3

On Thursday, Trump was talking to a crowd of Democrats when he said, quote,

1:09.5

I think we're going to start working together on

1:12.0

health care. I really predict that. That happened as Trump's approval on the economy has been about

1:18.8

the only thing dropping faster than the average American's chances of seeing the American dream.

1:25.2

So, it seems like Trump speak for, poor people are blaming me for not having money. So, it seems like Trump speak for,

1:28.1

Poor people are blaming me for not having money. So now I have to pretend like I care about

1:33.9

them. It's also worth noting Trump and Republican leadership backtracked as members of their

1:41.2

own party started signing a discharge petition on extending the ACA credits.

1:47.7

A lame duck says quack.

1:50.1

The next day, Republicans in the House conceded to allowing a vote on extending the ACA tax subsidies.

1:57.4

But it seems like they want to attach it to something being called a Republican health care plan.

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