Trump tries to lead on Obamacare

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For the second time in a week, President Trump met Tuesday with “Obamacare victims” to highlight the plights of those whose healthcare arrangements were worsened by the law Republicans have long vowed to repeal and replace.

It’s an example of Trump trying to take a leadership role on Obamacare as the rest of the Republican legislative agenda stalls despite unified GOP control of the federal government. But the Russia probe, along with Trump’s own unpredictability and low approval ratings, has complicated the president’s use of the bully pulpit.

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