Donald Trump says he has always opposed Obamacare, but he expressed a mixed view of the healthcare law on the day it was passed.
In a March 22, 2010, interview with HLN, the same day the House voted to pass the Affordable Care Act, Trump said he was “torn” over the legislation. He expressed support for its expansion of coverage to millions more Americans but said he was concerned that it would impose heavy costs on employers.
“Number one, as a human being, I like to see people — it’s inconceivable that, you know, people are sick, like you get sick, or I get sick, or the kids get sick, and you bring ’em to a doctor, inconceivable that, you know, 31 or 33 million people can’t do that,” Trump told host Joy Behar. “So on one level, I think something had to be done.”
Trump continued, saying the law is “really going to cost a lot of money in terms of competitiveness with this country” and said it would cost a friend’s company “over $200 million a year.”
“So it is a very, very tough situation,” Trump added.
The Republican presidential nominee has been blasting President Obama’s healthcare law this week, after the administration announced premiums in the law’s new marketplaces will rise steeply as plan options diminish for consumers.
