Trump’s pre-ex claim ‘part fantasty, part delusion'
tulc(this is President Trumps 110th pants on fire)Trump tweeted that he "was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare."
The president had nothing to do with the ban on health insurance plans discriminating against people with preexisting conditions. This consumer protection is a core part of the health care law that became law during the Obama presidency. Trump has expressly supported the repeal of this law without offering a replacement that would keep the protection intact.
And to this day, his administration is arguing in court that the law – including this provision – should be undone.
The president’s tweet is not only untrue, but it misrepresents his administration’s efforts to repeal the health care law without offering any replacement that might maintain its core protections. We rate this claim Pants on Fire.