Republican Senate leadership is pushing forward with a vote on repealing Obamacare and Trump hosts GOP senators today for a White House lunch to talk about health care and other issues.
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WATCH: Senate GOP lacks votes for Obamacare repeal, Trump says to let it fail
Three Republican senators have come out against Mitch McConnell's plan to repeal Obamacare, putting the brakes on second-ditch efforts to roll back the Obama administration's signature health care legislation.
Trump once decried Obama’s leadership with control of Congress
Comes after he distances himself from health care reform failure.
5 Trump tweets about taking responsibility for failure that are very awkward now
With Trumpcare in ruins, Trump blames everybody but himself.CREDIT: Fox News screengrab
As Republicans’ latest attempt to repeal and/or replace Obamacare went down in flames on Tuesday, President Trump tried to shift blame to everybody but himself.
During remarks to reporters, Trump falsely claimed his plan all along has been to “let Obamacare fail”—he in fact publicly supported simultaneous repe...
Trump writes off failing health care overhaul, tweets ‘let Obamacare fail’
U.S. President Donald Trump declared Tuesday he's going to "let Obamacare fail" after the Republicans' effort to rewrite the 2010 health care overhaul imploded in Congress.
WATCH: Sen. Blumenthal calls GOP Obamacare repeal attempts ‘insanity’
"To go forward with repeal again without replacing it is not only insanity. It's a disservice to the American people at a time when they need better health care, not ideological posturing," said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.
Senate GOP lacks votes for Obamacare repeal, Trump says to let it fail
Three GOP senators said they wouldn't vote to repeal without replacement.
WATCH: Sen. Collins to vote ‘no’ on Obamacare repeal without replacement
"I think that would create great anxiety for individuals who rely on the ACA," Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said. "I believe it would cause the insurance markets to go into turmoil, and I don't think that it's the right way to proceed."
WATCH: Sen. Schumer talks health care at hearing
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the second failure of "Trumpcare is proof positive that the core of this bill is unworkable."
WATCH: Donald Trump promises to ‘repeal and replace’ Obamacare
A look at what Trump has said regarding health care changes on the campaign trail and during his presidency.