Republicans/Fox News are downplaying the seriousness of the coronavirus

People will get sick because they are listening to Trump’s lies and Fox News. They are trying to downplay the virus because they think it could hurt Trump’s re-election. They care about that more than public health. Democrats, who have not been brainwashed, take it seriously.

Trump doesn’t want to hear bad news so his flunkies don’t tell him. I was an analyst for the federal government for 28 years and I found that executives appreciated it when you were honest and told them bad news.

1) This gave them a chance to react and respond promptly to the problem.

2) They were better off hearing it from you instead of someone outside of their organization.

If the only way Trump gets the truth is from media reports, his staff is not doing him any favors.

Hannity attacks “Benny boy” @benyt on his show. Smith wrote a damning piece published Sunday on the failures at Fox that set the conditions which allowed for the network’s top hosts to mislead viewers about the seriousness of the coronavirus.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) March 25, 2020

Rupert Murdoch’s network spent seven weeks defending Donald Trump’s constant lies that COVID-19 wasn’t going to hit us like a viral tsunami.

Never forget that.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 21, 2020

"They're claiming we called the coronavirus a hoax. That is a complete and total lie." pic.twitter.com/g6kpXsH0Wn
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) March 24, 2020

"Two polls released this week show the troubling effects that weeks of dismissive and conspiratorial coverage of the novel coronavirus from Fox News and other right-wing media outlets and personalities had on the American public," @oliverdarcy reports https://t.co/TnxaxA1ojC
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 18, 2020

Fox’s coronavirus coverage was a low point in the network’s shameful history. It should never live it down.https://t.co/GDrgYut5HU
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) March 18, 2020

88 percent of Republicans said they trust the president as a source of information on the coronavirus. Yes, that’s been very bad. https://t.co/WkArmDHtTr
— Slate (@Slate) March 17, 2020

—@costareports writes that the American right has morphed into "a grievance coalition highly skeptical of government, science, the news and federal warnings." Costa adds, "Their conspiratorial unrest is particularly acute within right-wing media." https://t.co/P5Z2wUCxOX
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) March 17, 2020

Anonymous Fox producer: As the virus spreads, "the attempt to deflect and blame the media and Democrats from Trish Regan, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Lou Dobbs, Jesse Watters, and Greg Gutfeld… is really irresponsible and hazardous to our viewers" https://t.co/Cl1QPoMc2s
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 13, 2020

https://twitter.com/pbump/status/1238907864153903109?s=21

Fox News hosts have actively downplayed the severity of the virus, accusing Democrats and the media of pushing a hoax to hurt Trump. But the leaders of the company are taking the outbreak seriously. https://t.co/DgalMlW4q1 In other words, they know they're putting people at risk.
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) March 13, 2020

We've been afraid for years about what the GOP, Fox News war on science could mean

Now, coronavirus and its highest death rate targets the denial of FNC's older audience

If a loved one is addicted to Fox, please try to give them the facts

My new column https://t.co/WdWLgzHeRy
— Will Bunch 🆘 (@Will_Bunch) March 15, 2020

Endangering your family and community to own the libs https://t.co/TVUymudTTN pic.twitter.com/4iZ6B1hEnY
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) March 15, 2020

On Fox & Friends, Jerry Falwell Jr claims people are "overreacting" to coronavirus, the national response is "their next attempt to get Trump," and the virus itself is a North Korean bioweapon. pic.twitter.com/2JPuNBW7C3
— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) March 13, 2020

Fox News is risking its own viewers’ lives. https://t.co/B9XXibBHne
— Slate (@Slate) March 13, 2020

Some of Fox's coverage has been straightforward, but a significant amount has "been aimed toward framing the response to coronavirus as unwarranted hysteria" 👇 https://t.co/SidIuTR2ug
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 12, 2020

Devastating. They will study this in the future as an example of how not to communicate with the public about a global health crisis. https://t.co/yW3SGBo5VP
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) March 12, 2020

https://twitter.com/MaxBoot/status/1237450818028257280?s=20

https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/1237379051897016320?s=11

https://twitter.com/johnanzo/status/1237357422693548032?s=11

https://twitter.com/moniqueomadan/status/1237330503637884933?s=11

https://twitter.com/aaronblake/status/1237092988473561100?s=11

https://twitter.com/gelliottmorris/status/1237086370352566274?s=11

https://twitter.com/reddy/status/1236477908203470848?s=11

https://twitter.com/brendannyhan/status/1233523754442997760?s=11

https://twitter.com/cnnpolitics/status/1236206467235147777?s=11

https://twitter.com/maggienyt/status/1236130766704259074?s=11

no basis in fact for this

https://twitter.com/sulliview/status/1234110994265378817?s=11

https://twitter.com/pklinkne/status/1236287933449220097?s=11

https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1236340554604195843?s=11

https://twitter.com/heerjeet/status/1236312034838335488?s=11

https://twitter.com/KerryHowley/status/1237368677739237377?s=20

NEW YAHOO NEWS/YOUGOV POLL: Republicans largely dismiss the threat of coronavirus by wide margin https://t.co/olVnJkDIXL pic.twitter.com/gIn5DUUd3C
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) March 12, 2020

Not at all surprising and has little to do with media. Reality is cracking their walls and further disorienting them, intensifying a misplaced frenzy. https://t.co/E8D312gMcG
— david maraniss (@davidmaraniss) March 12, 2020

Rupert Murdoch could save lives by forcing Fox News to tell the truth about coronavirus — right now. https://t.co/lzGYlFKa0R
— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) March 11, 2020

Democrats are significantly likelier to wash their hands more often now than Republicans, 63% to 48%, perhaps a reflection of faith in Trump that everything will be all right and the coronavirus will just go away. @SusanPage @JoelShannon91 https://t.co/D4uUXF5GKl
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) March 13, 2020

Ainsley Earhardt: "It's actually the safest time to fly. Everyone I know that's flying right now, terminals are pretty much dead." (It is not the safest time to fly.) pic.twitter.com/a3BnajAbj5
— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) March 13, 2020

Truly deranged, InfoWars level stuff from The Federalist. pic.twitter.com/FzBTldunsg
— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) March 13, 2020

Endangering your family and community to own the libs https://t.co/TVUymudTTN pic.twitter.com/4iZ6B1hEnY
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) March 15, 2020

three days before Fox acted, President Trump sent Regan’s commentary and a defense of its content to his 73-million Twitter followers https://t.co/OVTPYlDMFA
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) March 15, 2020

This secret recording of @SenatorBurr suggests some in the GOP fully grasped how serious COVID 19 would be, but refused to say so publicly — putting American lives at risk to maintain allegiance to the Trump WH: https://t.co/QJJT2manDT
— Alex Wagner (@alexwagner) March 19, 2020

Health care polls

NEW @KaiserFam Tracking Poll: Found Nearly seven in ten Americans (68 percent), say lowering prescription drug costs for as many Americans as possible is a ‘top priority’ for Congress. https://t.co/2Sz5tZddVQ #ProtectOurCare
— Protect Our Care (@ProtectOurCare) April 25, 2019

In a recent Kaiser Poll
68% pf participants don't want the Supreme Court to overturn their preexisting condition protections

54% of participants want to keep Affordable Health… https://t.co/iwgL4yKMEH
— Glenn (@wat4ins) April 26, 2019

Our most recent KFF Health Tracking Poll finds the public’s support for a national health plan, or Medicare-for-all, has basically held steady since the 2016 presidential election — with 56% of the public currently favoring such a proposal. https://t.co/qigvFjrrHP pic.twitter.com/7WzpUXn5EZ
— Kaiser Family Foundation (@KaiserFamFound) April 26, 2019

Update on Trump’s efforts to kill Obamacare

BREAKING: Trump files a brief today going further than ever before to dismantle the ACA in entirety.

This means: pic.twitter.com/rYCYE6Z2lT
— Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) May 1, 2019

One of the scariest things about Barr's performance today is that this is just the stuff we know about. DOJ every day does many things that fly under radar. IE just today they filed a brief trying to gut the whole Affordable Care Act–a ludicrous position no other DOJ would take
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) May 1, 2019

Put it in an ad. Air the ad everywhere. https://t.co/qQnKvdePGM
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) April 26, 2019

Obamacare is entrenched even as Trump tries to erase it Via @pw_cunningham https://t.co/148u22ctD3
— Cathleen Decker (@cathleendecker) April 13, 2019

Trump wants to destroy the ACA to please his base

He doesn’t care what happens to people who would be affected by the end of the ACA which include many of his cult members.

How did #Trump decide to have his administration support a wacky lawsuit to destroy the #AffordableCareAct?
"It does not appear that questions about the law or the real-world impact" of the lawsuit "weighed heavily on Trump’s mind."@ThePlumLineGS
Why does this not surprise us? https://t.co/Q8Wg0TrIEI
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) March 28, 2019

"Either Trump actually believes Republicans will come up with a plan to mitigate all this damage (in which case he’s dangerously incurious about the policy complexities involved), or he doesn’t care if they do not (in which case he’s dangerously venal and reckless)." https://t.co/e02sYdbmwT
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 28, 2019

White House has no 'fresh' health care proposal, but plans to send one to Congress this year https://t.co/MzlThQG7kL
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) March 28, 2019

The fate of Obamacare could — once again — hinge on the Supreme Court, which has installed two conservative justices since it voted to uphold the landmark health-care law. If the courts were to overturn the ACA, around 20 million Americans would lose their health coverage.
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) March 27, 2019

BREAKING: ACA enrollment numbers are out just as Trump aims to eliminate it.

11.4 million enrolled. Rates down 1.5%.
— Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) March 28, 2019

Trump won’t publicize the rate decrease.

Worth remembering that after the government shutdown + last failed ACA repeal vote, McConnell is happy to let Trump own his own thoughts. https://t.co/rS30r0Ymwh
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 28, 2019

Trump says he's asked a small group of senators including Barrasso, Cassidy and Scott to come up with a "spectacular" health care plan. Says plan is being worked on "now" but "there's no very great rush" as Texas Ocare case is still in court. https://t.co/BOgkLQYil4
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) March 28, 2019

Republicans have tried and failed to come up with a plan.

I’m proud to join my colleagues in introducing legislation to protect the millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions, stabilize the ACA and make health care more affordable. With 6 bills advancing in @EnergyCommerce’s markup yesterday, we are fighting to #ProtectOurCare pic.twitter.com/20N8iqhQR4
— Rep. Frank Pallone (@FrankPallone) March 28, 2019

Michigan, in your state:

✅618,000 have gained coverage from the ACA
✅4.1 mm have a pre-ex condition
✅Medicaid expansion has kept rural hospitals alive

Trump is holding a rally in MI tonight as he aims to end your coverage.

This will shadow Trump every place he goes. 👀
— Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) March 28, 2019

One of Trump’s health-care initiatives intended to undermine Obamacare suffers a crucial defeat https://t.co/ltXoslpVUK
— Bloomberg (@business) March 28, 2019

In light of renewed ACA repeal talks, I looked at the most recent CCES data. (n=59,899).

Repealing the ACA is unpopular. Support among moderates is comfortably below 50% and only the most extreme conservatives support at a rate as intense as the least extreme liberals oppose. pic.twitter.com/PVj4i7We6v
— Faith Davenport (@faithjdavenport) March 28, 2019

Trump administration doesn’t have a replacement plan for the ACA (Obamacare)

Trump hates Obama so much he wants to get rid of the ACA even though it keeps increasing in popularity. They are fine with having millions of people lose health care. Fortunately, the public does not agree with the Republicans. This is a bad move for them (which is fine with me!)

It’s also alarming that the Justice Department is unwilling to support a law passed by Congress. Trump supporters are quick to say “elections have consequences” when we complain about their judicial picks but in this case the public elected the people who passed the ACA. The Trump administration couldn’t get Congress to overturn the ACA. The government should enforce the law.

"AG Barr was supposed to be a voice of reason … . An old Washington hand, he had the stature and the backbone to protect the Justice Dept from a White House that often seems to disdain the rule of law.

Turns out it isn’t so."

My latest, in @nytimes: https://t.co/Z0lANzCLrF
— Nicholas Bagley (@nicholas_bagley) March 27, 2019

A longer meditation on the GOP plan to let Democrats do 2018 all over https://t.co/zOnlONX7CR
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) March 26, 2019

A month ago, 2020 looked like it might be a referendum on single-payer. But with Trump shifting toward ACA repeal and more Democrats converging on a public option, it looks like it might be about Obamacare repeal versus Obamacare repair. https://t.co/2PUI3VXU9S
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) March 27, 2019

"President Trump really has chutzpah to say 'oh well we're going to come up with an alternative plan that's better than Obamacare.' Really?" Zeke Emanuel, an Obamacare architect, says GOP "may very well" be handing 2020 to Dems with latest health care push https://t.co/EWZ9tUdWSx pic.twitter.com/JNfxRQlSaM
— CNN (@CNN) March 27, 2019

Republicans are horrified as Trump goes after Obamacare—again https://t.co/xcpvp7snIn
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 27, 2019

WATCH: Chief of Staff to Mike Pence Marc Short joins MTP Daily to discuss the White House pivoting to health care and says “you should rest assured that 20 million Americans will certainly not be without health insurance." #MTPDaily https://t.co/mCdDZJBM9s pic.twitter.com/PH0dBh2LqI
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 27, 2019

This is a lie. They have no plan.

Trump’s budget already has a plan- replace the #ACA with Graham – Cassidy block grants, block grant Medicaid and cut federal spending for both by $775 billion over ten years. Is that no longer operative three weeks later? https://t.co/hFCIAKiUSL
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) March 27, 2019

Here's the big question to Trump: How do you keep pre-existing conditions without a plan AND when you're trying to get rid of the law that protects that? https://t.co/uugqOPvlwz
— Chris Matthews (@HardballChris) March 27, 2019

ACA numbers are huge:
-More than 11 million people signed up for 2019 on Obamacare exchanges
-More than 12 million insured through Medicaid expansion
-52 million have condition that could have made them uninsurable before Obamacare took effect
All told, more than 1 in 5 Americans
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) March 27, 2019

After a heated meeting, Trump sided with Mulvaney over the concerns of Pence, Barr and Cipollone to press for court ruling overturning Obamacare. ⁦@maggieNYT⁩ ⁦@ropear⁩ https://t.co/2maCwZFsdx ⁦⁦
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) March 27, 2019

The Attorney General did not agree with the plan to eliminate Obamacare

Donald Trump pledged to have a plan “far better than Obamacare” should the Supreme Court rule in the White House’s favor and strike down the entire Affordable Care Act https://t.co/WyIzRliMuS
— POLITICO (@politico) March 27, 2019

He’s just being his usual huckster liar self

After golfing with Lindsey Graham & listening to Mulvaney, Trump wants to revive health care fight. Telling lawmakers it's his biggest vulnerability. GOP is not nearly as excited & is seeking to change his mind. White House has little plan. w/@rachaelmbade https://t.co/29d3N6lf7E
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) March 27, 2019

New from President Trump on health care:

"If the Supreme Court rules that Obamacare is out, we'll have a plan that is far better than Obamacare," he says in the Oval Office per pooler @toddgillman

Note-there is NO Republican replacement plan at this time.
— Karen Travers (@karentravers) March 27, 2019

.@JoeNBC on health care: "The reason why Donald Trump should stay away from it – is because it is the one issue that has proven the intellectual bankruptcy of the Republican party – how they are void of ideas. They started running against Obamacare in 2009, a decade later." pic.twitter.com/EqRWaSjmDc
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 27, 2019

Republicans are not the party of health care

Just another Trump lie. They want to get rid of the ACA (Obamacare) and leave millions uninsured. Sad!

I think this will help the Democrats like it did in the 2018 elections. Now that we have had the ACA for a while, the public understands the benefits of it.

Reporter: Your administration is making very clear that you think the ACA is invalid..What's your message to Americans?
Trump: Let me just tell you exactly what my message is: The Republican Party will soon be known as the "Party of Healthcare" https://t.co/dP8FFO5uAn pic.twitter.com/Vd1loglzqz
— POLITICO (@politico) March 26, 2019

No, seriously: The Trump administration pushing to eviscerate Obamacare is almost certainly a remarkably bad political move. https://t.co/S50NEMBAKE
— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 26, 2019

For those people who still insist Donald Trump is playing 3-dimensional chess, I give you:https://t.co/zVznxcNPvd
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 26, 2019

Here's my explanation for why the Trump administration would do something as substantively horrifying and politically bonkers as come out for the ACA to be struck down in its entirety: https://t.co/I15TRskKKx
— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) March 26, 2019

The day after Trump had one of his biggest victories in the form of the Barr letter, the administration leaned into the issue Dems won on in the midterms > https://t.co/ijXo3nXEIX
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 26, 2019

Wait, you're talking about the same Republican Party that voted to repeal the ACA over 60 times? https://t.co/DoydAfiS1j
— Congressman Tim Ryan (@RepTimRyan) March 26, 2019

If you thought Trump was done trying to cancel coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, think again.

DOJ just asked a court to strike down the entire ACA, which would cost 30 million Americans their insurance — meaning fewer benefits and higher costs for almost everyone.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 26, 2019

It remains a marvel to me that he has basically never been tested on his knowledge of essential facts even after demonstrating he is unfamiliar with them — almost always is given a premise and asked to opine on it. https://t.co/fdYc0apwtS
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 26, 2019

“Every reputable commentator — on both the left and the right — thinks that Judge O'Connor's decision invalidating the entire ACA is a joke.” Yet Trump’s lawyers just announced the administration’s support for that position. Never mind the millions of people who’d be hurt badly https://t.co/P566kj3Zgv
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) March 26, 2019

Asked an administration official why the ACA suit would be filed now, on heels of Trump’s best two days in two years. Official deadpanned: “Too much positive news. We needed to change the subject.”
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 26, 2019

NEW: The Trump administration is now calling for the entire Affordable Care Act to be thrown out. https://t.co/pAEJvpfnsK Big shift in legal position from last year — with millions of lives in balance.
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 26, 2019

Wow. No career Civil Appellate lawyers on the letter. Just two political appointees and a detailee. https://t.co/RjyQIAOn1g
— Matthew Collette (@MattCollette14) March 26, 2019

This is a critical thread. Barr DOJ is gutting the time honored traditions of the Dept. Instead of pursuing their duty to defend the law, they are subverting it. Beyond the pale. Not only is anyone with preexisting conditions left w nothing, so too are those who believe in law. https://t.co/spr3dFa2Lr
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) March 26, 2019

BREAKING: The Trump administration now says the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down. It's a dramatic reversal from their earlier stance: https://t.co/NOvtRxW69W
— Kyle Feldscher (@Kyle_Feldscher) March 26, 2019

Remember when Republicans lied and said they would protect people with pre-existing conditions?

They lied when they claimed this. All they want to do is tear the ACA (Obamacare) down. They have never had a coherent plan to replace it. They know that coverage for pre-existing conditions is popular so they lie and say they support it. Polls show the public wants to keep the protection. Meanwhile, Republicans are now suing to end the entire ACA. Sad!

The Justice Department has now announced that it will not defend any part of the Affordable Care Act. If it has its way, the entire ACA should fall.https://t.co/GTJInGDsA4
— Nicholas Bagley (@nicholas_bagley) March 26, 2019

The Trump DOJ just told a federal appellate court that these are all unconstitutional:
* protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions
* providing health insurance exchanges for small business
* allowing States to expand Medicaid
* and everything else under the ACA https://t.co/UkehaCLV0e
— Max Kennerly (@MaxKennerly) March 26, 2019

Arguably a larger 2020 development than the Mueller report summary. https://t.co/yteM2OqsHC
— Sam Stein (@samstein) March 26, 2019

JUST IN: In a new filing, the Justice Department now says the courts should strike down the entire Affordable Care Act — not just its protections for pre-existing conditions. https://t.co/1YZiGp06x4
— Axios (@axios) March 26, 2019

The Trump administration is now arguing in court that the whole ACA should be thrown out, including pre-existing condition protections. The president’s budget also proposes repeal and replace of the ACA. This sets up a clear contrast for the 2020 general election on health care. https://t.co/kMBPrKIKKj
— Larry Levitt (@larry_levitt) March 26, 2019

Poll: 66% Of Voters Oppose Trump DOJ's Move To Gut Patient Protections via @forbes https://t.co/OmOfgp1dip

• 66% of voters disapprove of the Trump Justice Department’s move

• 47% of all voters "strongly disapprove" of the lawsuit gutting the ACA's consumer protections.
— ❄️Sharon Keeney❄️ (@SK563_Snowflake) June 25, 2018

TODAY: 21 AGs filed the opening brief in Texas v. U.S., our lawsuit defending the #AffordableCareAct. Nearly every American could be affected by this attempt to undermine the #ACA. The health of millions of people is too much to risk https://t.co/Z3m0wHGEte pic.twitter.com/Kj4S96axlt
— Xavier Becerra (@AGBecerra) March 25, 2019

ACA enrollment dips only slightly despite Trump admin efforts at sabotage https://t.co/LA0rwaKNbZ
— Drogon (@drogon_dracarys) March 26, 2019

As I keep pointing out (and as @RonBrownstein JUST WROTE ABOUT a few days ago), while it’s fine to discuss & debate #MFA vs #Med4America, etc, THE #ACA IS STILL UNDER ATTACK. MFA/etc won’t happen until 2022 at the earliest. The ACA is under attack NOW.https://t.co/GnEZWVoCdX
— Charles Gaba (@charles_gaba) March 26, 2019

% favorable/unfavorable — @FoxNews poll

Donald Trump: 43/54
Melania Trump: 47/37
Mike Pence: 42/44
Nancy Pelosi: 36/51
Mitch McConnell: 25/45@AOC: 26/39

Democratic Party: 45/48
Republican Party: 45/47
ACA aka Obamacare: 47/45
2017 tax law: 34/36https://t.co/JCKq0hiu92
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 14, 2019

Why don't you ask the millions of people who are alive today & not flat broke because ACA protected them from having their premiums tripled or thrown off their insurance for having a pre-existing condition? GOP still trying to kill it #BeBest https://t.co/tcBMmJ5x1Q
— #BeBest (@Be_B_E_S_T) March 22, 2019

Trump lies about defending pre-existing conditions

This is the same lie Trump and many Republicans told during the 2018 elections. They are not defending coverage of pre-existing conditions. Republican states have a lawsuit which would end it and the Trump administration is not defending Obamacare. Trump lies all the time but this is one of his worst lies.

Repealed individual mandate. Trying to replace real health plans with “junk plans.” Actively supporting TX court case which would eliminate #ACA & protections for pre-existing conditions. Slashed funding for staff who sign people up for insurance. Sounds like sabotage to me. https://t.co/FqotmeEk95
— Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) February 8, 2019

Dear @realDonaldTrump: You stated in the #SOTU that it's your "priority" to protect patients with preexisting conditions. That means you need to direct the @TheJusticeDept to stop trying to strip people of preexisting conditions coverage.

Or was that just another lie from you? https://t.co/pWAcuOX4Iy
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) February 6, 2019

The gulf on health care

The fastest-widening gulf between the parties. Dems are all-in on "health care is a right." GOP increasingly ties benefits of any kind to getting and keeping a job. https://t.co/5QkBXJOKWY

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) January 19, 2019

Obamacare is more popular than Trump or his tax cut

Obamacare has become more popular since people now appreciate features such as protection for people with pre-existing conditions. Republicans are going against the public when they try to destroy it. They also have no replacement plan. Sad!

The latest GOP assault on Obamacare might boost its popularity even more

ICYMI
KFF Health Tracking Poll: 53% favorable / 40% unfavorable rating for Obamacare; many of its provisions continue to be quite popular (@KaiserFamFound) details: https://t.co/HDKvuWWYxl pic.twitter.com/PW8Lb5bM1M

— OpinionToday.com (@OpinionToday) December 15, 2018

Actually, Obamacare approval rating is higher than your approval rating.https://t.co/PqDeFJXLKg

— Sally Deal (@SallyDeal4) December 15, 2018

This one won't be a winner for you once people start losing health care with no replacement from Trump. You have convinced your voters that only poor black people benefit from Obamacare.

Fox News poll: Voters like Obamacare more than GOP tax cuts.https://t.co/eXs3MIfaUe

— Danny (@danzu72) December 15, 2018