President Trump trolled Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Twitter Monday night, following McCain’s decision to not support a bill that would overhaul the Affordable Care Act.
“A few of the many clips of John McCain talking about Repealing & Replacing O’Care. My oh my has he changed-complete turn from years of talk!” Trump tweeted to accompany a video documenting McCain saying he would try to repeal and replace Obamacare.
“John McCain never had any intention of voting for this Bill, which his Governor loves,” he tweeted Saturday morning. “He campaigned on Repeal & Replace. Let Arizona down!”
A few of the many clips of John McCain talking about Repealing & Replacing O’Care. My oh my has he changed-complete turn from years of talk! pic.twitter.com/t9cXG2Io86— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 26, 2017
McCain joined Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, last Friday when he announced he would not support the Graham-Cassidy bill.
In response, Trump slammed McCain at a rally in Alabama for Senate candidate, Luther Strange.
“That was a totally unexpected thing. Terrible. Honestly, terrible,” Trump said Friday. “Repeal and replace. Because John McCain, you look at his campaign, his last campaign was all about repeal and replace, repeal and replace. So he decided to do something different, and that’s fine.”
The Graham-Cassidy bill was authored by Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., and would overhaul the Affordable Care Act and remove individual and employer mandates required by former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law.
A vote on the legislation is expected next week. The Senate has until Sept. 30 to use the reconciliation tool that only requires 51 votes to repeal parts of Obamacare
