The Nation's Katrina Vanden Heuvel: “People Will Die” Because Of Trump's ACA Repeal

Vanden Heuvel: “Trumpcare, Is Essentially A Massive Redistribution Of Wealth Through Tax Cuts To The Rich”

From the March 12 edition of ABC's This Week With George Stephanopoulos:

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GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (HOST): Let me pick up the point about what this all means for Trump voters that Katrina made. The New York Times did an analysis this week. It's the first one I've seen -- I want to put it up right now -- that looked at who's going to lose in the repeal bill. And they believe that the subsidies losses are going to fall heaviest, Kristen [Soltis Anderson], on those groups that voted, most overwhelmingly, for President Trump. How do members deal with that? One the one hand, they promised to repeal and replace Obamacare. On the other hand, the impact is going to be on those who are most supportive of the president.

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KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL: Listen, 20 million people were not covered prior to the passage of Obamacare. And I'm not being -- this is not unrealistic. People will die because of loss of coverage. Now, the main thing to me is, just on the broken promises, President Trump promised to drain the swamp. He has filled it with billionaires and bankers. It is a government of the 1 percent. This health care, Trumpcare, is essentially a massive redistribution of wealth through tax cuts for the rich through this bill. And we're seeing, in a way that Trump is normalized, he speaks to voters who want disruption. And you can't blame a lot of his voters because there is anger in this country. But this is normalized right-wing politics.

Previously:

A Comprehensive Guide To The Right-Wing Media Myths And Facts About Trump’s Potential Health Care Policies

Conservative Media Split On Who To Blame For Trump's Attempt To Destroy Health Care

MSNBC Segment Shows Life Or Death Consequences Of ACA Repeal