AP FACT CHECK: Are Trump’s health-plan protections real?
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is promising that the latest Republican health care legislation will cover people with pre-existing conditions “beautifully.” Such reassurance is not to be found in the bill that’s been under review.
In a TV interview Sunday, an op-ed in The Washington Post and a rally Saturday night in Pennsylvania, Trump vigorously celebrated a 100-day stretch that actually produced little in the way of legislative achievement. His aides, meanwhile, began a hard sell on his tax plan over the past week.
Here’s a look at some assertions by the presidents and his people:
TRUMP: “When I watch some of the news reports, which are so unfair, and they say we don’t cover pre-existing conditions, we cover it beautifully…. Pre-existing conditions are in the bill. And I mandate it. I said, ‘Has to be.’” — On CBS’ “Face the Nation.”