Donald Trump claims Obamacare covers 'very few people'

President Donald Trump said Barack Obama's health care law covers "very few people" as he minimised the impact of replacing it.

Donald Trump claims Obamacare covers 'very few people'
Fri, 24 Feb, 2017 - 19:15

President Donald Trump said Barack Obama's health care law covers "very few people" as he minimised the impact of replacing it.

But that statement is only true if you consider more than 20 million people to be very few.

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