Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch said the people who support Obamacare are the “stupidest, dumbass” people he’s ever met.
The Utah Republican made the comments while speaking at the American Enterprise Institute on Thursday.
“[We] finally did away with the individual mandate tax that was established under that wonderful bill called Obamacare,” Hatch said. “Now, if you didn’t catch on, I was being very sarcastic. That was the stupidest, dumbass bill that I’ve ever seen.”
“Some of you may have loved it,” he continued. “If you do, you are one of the stupidest, dumbass people I’ve ever met. There are a lot of them up there on Capitol Hill from time to time.”
According to a poll released Thursday, Obamacare support reached its highest level ever since 2010 when the poll began. The Kaiser Health Tracking Poll found that Obamacare has the support of 54 percent of the public.
Most Democrats have a favorable view of the healthcare law, while a majority of Republicans hold an unfavorable view of it.
The poll was released shortly after Republicans repealed the penalty enforced on people who are uninsured.
