The New York Times debunks Trump's lies on the defeat of Trumpcare

After Trumpcare was defeated in Congress by a lack of Republican legislators to vote for it, Donald Trump tried to blame others because of the failure of the bill except him. Well, the New York Times fact-checked Trump's claims and, as usual, it turned out Trump was lying. Here are the highlights of the NYT article:

1. Trump claimed he nevere promised to repeal Obamacare quickly.

The NYT says:

False. Mr. Trump has, of course, repeatedly vowed to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s signature legislative achievement. While Mr. Trump never specified doing so within 64 days, killing the health care law was part of his 100-day plan, released in October, and he often promised an even more urgent timeline during the 2016 presidential campaign.

In fact, Trumped boasted on February 9 he would "immediately" repeal and replace Obamacare and "nobody can do that like me."

We will immediately repeal and replace ObamaCare - and nobody can do that like me. We will save $'s and have much better healthcare!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 9, 2016

And in a rally in Pennsylvania in November, before the elections, he said:

“When we win on Nov. 8th and elect a Republican Congress, we will be able to immediately repeal and replace Obamacare."

Oh?

2. Trump blamed the Democrats for the failure of the bill.

The NYT said:

This is misleading. Democrats have been united in their opposition since the beginning of the fight to repeal and replace the health law. But Republicans did not need Democratic support to pass their legislation.

Of course they didn't. Not only the Republicans have a majority in the House that can easily overtake the Democrats, but Trumpcare was presented as a budget bill that was shielded from filibusters. It failed because even Republicans didn't like the plan.

3. Trump claims insurance premiums are up in triple digits and up to 70% in some states.

The NYT says:

This needs context. Six states — Alaska, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Tennessee — saw increases in the range Mr. Trump referred to.

As previously stated, the average increase was 22 percent — compared with a 7 percent increase in 2016 and a 3 percent increase in 2015. But looking at premium increases alone does not fully capture what people are paying. About 84 percent of enrollees qualify for tax credits that will help blunt the costs this year, meaning the government picks up the tab for any increase.

Premium increases affect just 3 percent of all Americans.

So there you have it. Trump lied... yet again.