It’s also unclear how Americans would purchase health care coverage without going through insurance companies, which currently administer the plans under the Affordable Care Act.
The proposal drew mixed reactions even among conservatives. Some praised the idea of empowering individuals, while others warned that dismantling the ACA without a replacement could destabilize the insurance market and raise costs for millions.
Democrats accused Trump of trying to rehash a failed fight from his first term, when repeated efforts to repeal Obamacare collapsed in the Senate.
Trump’s new post, however, suggests he remains determined to eliminate the program entirely — a position that continues to divide voters ahead of the next budget standoff.
“The Democrats are winning in that they are destroying our great, miracle economy,” Trump wrote in a separate post minutes before his health care proposal. “Which is exactly what they set out to do. TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER!”
For now, the White House has not released any official proposal outlining how Trump’s plan would work, how much it would cost, or how it would replace existing coverage. But his message — both to Congress and his base — was clear: end the filibuster, end the shutdown, and end Obamacare.