Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in Washington and the author of the book"The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness." Follow her on Twitter. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely her own. View more opinion articles on CNN.
If Donald Trump's administration has its way, millions of Americans will lose their health insurance, and the entire health care industry will be upended. Make America Great Again? This administration wants to make us sick again -- and it's no exaggeration to say that if they succeed, a great many Americans will go bankrupt; some will die.
Ever since taking office, President Trump has made it a priority to attack his predecessor's legacy. Trump appears to hate former President Barack Obama with a vigor perhaps matched only by his loathing of Hillary Clinton, the woman who beat him out in the popular vote.Jill FilipovicLike a petulant and implacable child still stewing over a toy he was forced to share, Trump has put all reason aside. He's not interested in improving lives or making this country better.
Pelosi: GOP says one thing and does another on healthcare 02:13And what plan does the Trump administration have ready to replace the ACA -- and insure millions -- the day after they lose their health care coverage? There is none. Nada. Calling the Trump administration's position"crazy," Timothy S.
This invisible line divides the health care debate 04:25This presents a stark choice, and illustrates the fundamental difference between today's GOP and the ascendant Democrats. Do we want bigger, better, kinder, more? Or smaller, worse, meaner and less? Republicans aren't even pretending to offer an alternative.
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JillFilipovic Opinion It seems like the courts are doing it for him. He’ll take the credit if you want to blame him, however.
JillFilipovic Opinion Do it mr president the man is a traitor and racist worst president ever
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JillFilipovic Opinion Oh please. The ACA is erasing Obama. It’s failing. Less than 20% of the people are on ACA. Costs are extremely high. Somethings got to give.
JillFilipovic Opinion Get it done it should have been done before Senator McCain departed..
JillFilipovic Opinion He is very very sick in the dam brain and the entire world is going to know very soon.
JillFilipovic Opinion I sure hope so
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama who?
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama erased his legacy by using his phone & pen instead of working with Congress. The ACA is unconstitutional & all Trump did is challenge it in court.
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JillFilipovic Opinion Unseal Obama’s records!!
JillFilipovic Opinion Extremely biased article. Another reason why your ratings are so low. ONE line saying what our POTUS has been saying about a great healthcare plan by 2020 would offer a small bit of credibility. The GOP has said repeatedly they want 2 cover pre existing conditions.FAKE NEWS AGAIN
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JillFilipovic Opinion Trump is a mean nasty wealthy old fat Rich man! He has no love in his heart. I’ll celebrate when he is gone.
JillFilipovic Opinion So Trump is going to kick tens of millions off healthcare and expect to get re-elected? We need a 100% Democratic government to finally fix healthcare. Republica’t don’t give a damn about 99% of us.
JillFilipovic Opinion It is/was always unconstitutional but hey CNN don't let that get in the way!
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JillFilipovic Opinion Pure jealousy and envy!!
JillFilipovic Opinion CNN is desperate for headlines 🤪
JillFilipovic Opinion Oboma who?
JillFilipovic Opinion Erasing Obama is a good start. The ACA isn’t affordable at all! After erasing Obama then maybe he can move on to erase CNN
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama’s already erased
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama did nothing but set this great country back....
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama’s terrible legacy is almost completely gone. The leftist media doesn’t even mention his name anymore.
JillFilipovic Opinion SCOTUS views ACA unconstitutional. So there is a possibility Trump will erase it.
JillFilipovic Opinion No just replace... fraud... U can keep... MorningsMaria TuckerCarlson
JillFilipovic Opinion REALLY? Hey realDonaldTrump, you can NEVER erase a great man. You keep people who criticize you treasonous. Treason is the ONLY crime defined in the Constitution. READ it.
JillFilipovic Opinion He has not learned from the mid terms, this will cost him the election
JillFilipovic Opinion What an asinine shot. To pretend that knows the inner thoughts/goals of POTUS is the height of hubris. If the ACA falls it does so because of its own shortcomings. If a better more efficient system is put in place, that is a benefit to the country. Not the goal of tho
JillFilipovic Opinion He needs to cancel the boondoggle disaster. Was meant to fail anyway.
JillFilipovic Opinion Its a 'flawed' policy' and we can do better!!
JillFilipovic Opinion I got news for realDonaldTrump: He will cement BarackObama as one of the greatest presidents in history if he erases the ACA.
JillFilipovic Opinion Why don't you crawl back into your hole. Like a child you throw a temper tantrum if you do not get your way. That's life you good for nothing sorry excuse for a human being. You have no empathy for any one or anything. Lock him up!!!! Lock him up!!! Lock him up!!!
JillFilipovic Opinion Newsflash!!! Obamacare sucked when it was designed, sucked when it was rolled out, sucked when it was implemented, and it still sucks! A Federal Judge has ruled it Unconstitutional!
JillFilipovic Opinion Good get rid of Obamacare. Once and for all
JillFilipovic Opinion You need to place an O between the C and the N because that's what your network has become. CONN
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama is a bad man and his corruption and evil needs to be undone
JillFilipovic Opinion Yeah!!!! I can go Part Time!!!!!!! No more Insurance ho’ing for me.
JillFilipovic Opinion Hope he does
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama pretty much erased himself ..He got rid of the democrats in the house , senate and presidency . People are learning agin why they did it since the democrats took back the House again
JillFilipovic Opinion Why is this news? It was campaigned on.
JillFilipovic Opinion propaganda
JillFilipovic Opinion Another completely disingenuous CNN story meant to stir hate, anger & division.
JillFilipovic Opinion Republicans haven't come up with any type of Health Care Plan that could be used instead of ACA in a decade, they want to get rid of the ACA let the American People suffer through figuring it out for themselves, w/o help with the Healthcare & Prescription Drug big businesses.
JillFilipovic Opinion Hoooray
JillFilipovic Opinion this guy could not come up with crap so he uses his obsession with obama to act like he came up with something which also he is using healthcare as a division of the people cause healthcare causes division & you morons fall for it You actually think these politicians care?
JillFilipovic Opinion This is what we voted for .... exactly. Would have too if McCain hadn't put himself before his constituents and voted no on repeal just to give Trump the finger. he fund raised on repeal and stole that money from voters.
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama has already been erased
JillFilipovic Opinion This is only hurting the American People. If he thinks this will erase Obamas legacy. He is wrong. When 20 million suffer this will be the final nail in the coffin of the GOP party.
JillFilipovic Opinion I didn't like it when they passed it and I hate it even more now. I'll never forget the look on a 19 yr old's face that couldn't afford it & had his minimum wage tax return 'stolen' by the IRS of $600 he needed to replace bald tires on his car so he could get to work.
JillFilipovic Opinion Good I hate it. Obamacare pays for nothing!! High premiums high deductibles can’t keep your doctors.. u get crap! Doesn’t pay for most tests I need. Out of pocket expenses are a retirement fund it’s outrageous! Forget prescription drugs! It’s sucks
JillFilipovic Opinion He already did
JillFilipovic Opinion No, the President wants better healthcare
JillFilipovic Opinion And here I sit with a broken thumb, unable to afford healthcare due to the cost of insurance.
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama legacy and presidency can never be removed.
JillFilipovic Opinion WhiteHouse Not factual. Go figure. ACA was always fatally flawed, hurts American workers in order to cover people that never bought/had insurance. Obama promised the insurance companies would make money and the price of insurance went through the roof. Horrible idea & law.
JillFilipovic Opinion He's a callous monster.
JillFilipovic Opinion Those GOPhers are hellbent on tunneling their way through and destroying every Democratic institution regardless of the negative impact on Americans. Obama will never be erased.
JillFilipovic Opinion He’s pretty much succeeded in eliminating Obama’s legacy. And now that Trump has been cleared of the charges of treason that Obama’s DOJ tried to frame him on. He can go after Obama for illegally spying on his Presidential Campaign.
JillFilipovic Opinion Don’t worry. Obama still has weaponing the IRS to destroy the tea party and spying on every human being on the planet to be remembered.
JillFilipovic Opinion Why is he so obsessed to wipe out everything Obama did
JillFilipovic Opinion The history book will always list Obama among the presidents. Trump will never be admired like McCain and Obama.
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JillFilipovic Opinion Where do you live ? It’s already BROKE
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JillFilipovic Opinion Trump is so jealous of President Obama trying to wipe out everything President Obama put through that's why Trump is a deplorable president. I for one will be glad when he's gone. Bad thing is he and his sons and daughters gets lifetime secret service protection.
JillFilipovic Opinion ACA was doomed to failure from the beginning. It could never sustain itself without massive govt money. Obama and everyone knew that. They even timed it to fall apart a few months after he left office.
JillFilipovic Opinion ACA is great for those that are poor..however, if you make $100 a year over the poverty line, somehow you are supposed to be able to afford $990 a month premiums..
JillFilipovic Opinion Hooray!!!
JillFilipovic Opinion If he would erase “Obama” as the title said, it would be even better, just Obama’s policies, that’s ok too
JillFilipovic Opinion Saying that you’d have to agree Obama did nothing else for 8 years
JillFilipovic Opinion So all you people who have pre existing conditions, Trump and the Republicans are leaving you high and dry. How very Christian especially in this Lenten season.
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama is reminding me of a Confederate statue
JillFilipovic Opinion Tell us ONE GOOD THING OBAMA did just one.
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama destroyed himself and this country. NO SOCIALISTS
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JillFilipovic Opinion No one has seen the whole report except barr its not like he would lie 😋 MullerReport AlternativeFacts
JillFilipovic Opinion Republicans on healthcare......Hey old lady I know you walk with a cane but I don’t like the design of your cane or that a black man gave it to you so I’m taking your cane away. I’m not replacing it with a new cane just taking the old one. Don’t fall and die!
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JillFilipovic Opinion Duh
JillFilipovic Opinion That mutt needs to be erased
JillFilipovic Opinion Where’s the new healthcare plan?
JillFilipovic Opinion So jealous of Obama he’s orange. He is an evil slime getting away with the undoing of anything decent n this country with the help of the spineless GOP.
JillFilipovic Opinion Haha good!
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JillFilipovic Opinion Hoorah, Hoorah, Hoorah.
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JillFilipovic Opinion Trump is so jealous that Obama actually did something good. All Donald knows is “me! me! me!” And he even fails at that.
JillFilipovic Opinion Thank goodness because companies lowered their health care coverage offerings and made the employees pay nearly all of the costs once the gov’t forced everyone to have to have insurance. It wrecked our healthcare system.
JillFilipovic Opinion Congress Republicans reinforced the terror on American people by not overriding the Yahoo veto. All this based on party and not common sense. Thank you Senator Udall and Democrats. Obama leadership will never be erased.
JillFilipovic Opinion Fake news
JillFilipovic Opinion Where is Fox News on this?
JillFilipovic Opinion Hallelujah
JillFilipovic Opinion He was erased in 2016!!!! Hahahahaha
JillFilipovic Opinion Yes
JillFilipovic Opinion It’s literally why he ran for office, this isn’t news team...
JillFilipovic Opinion The President is compromised and has opened the door for Putin to infiltrate our highest office. This is crazy America. A fox investigated a fox who hand picked him. This is never going to be Ok. The end of Democracy and truth are here.
JillFilipovic Opinion Erase, destroy, dismantle or put it in a sealed box and send it to the moon.
JillFilipovic Opinion Time to investigate the Obamas and Clintons! Obamagate ClintonGate
JillFilipovic Opinion President Trump does the will of the people! We the people want to erase Obamas illegal anti constitutional ACA.
JillFilipovic Opinion Hey, I had BOZObama erased when HE was president.
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JillFilipovic Opinion The world would be better off if OBAMA DID NOT RXIST
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JillFilipovic Opinion I blame seniors who voted Republican&got trump in the WH. Significantly cut insurance subsidies for low-and middle income Americans cutting $845 billion from Medicare 26 billion from Social Security&10 billion decrease disability.The GOP is destroying our only home earth.
JillFilipovic Opinion It would be nice to have health insurance that I could carry with me from employer to employer, much like I can my 401(k) retirement. It empowers the employee.
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama will be erased. Worst President ever!
JillFilipovic Opinion We know. And all the people that will be impacted are merely collateral damage.
JillFilipovic Opinion That's what you do with nightmares, banish them
JillFilipovic Opinion POTUS will remove the ball and chain of the ACA from around our necks because is killing Americans financially; he’ll erase the Hussein administration because it was corrupt. Justice Maga FactsMatter
JillFilipovic Opinion Hatred and revenge has always been a prime motivator in realDonaldTrump's actions and policies.
JillFilipovic Opinion I’m in. Do it, Mr. President.
JillFilipovic Opinion Correction: Trump will dismantle the ACA - this was a campaign promise to the American people.'
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama erased with that preposterous act.
Kind of hilarious that Trump's trying the same tactic as ancient people, trying to chisel away the good to make his bad look better. He's creating a dichotomy, and doesn't realize what side he's put himself on. He's definitely making Obama the hero though
JillFilipovic Opinion 😂🤣😂🤣😂 Obama has already been erased... you can tell because prosperity has returned to America. What's left of the ACA is getting ready to be ruled unconstitutional.
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JillFilipovic Opinion IN VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTION
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JillFilipovic Opinion oh, u decided to cover something important instead of 24/7 Smollet?
JillFilipovic Opinion Your opinion is bad.
JillFilipovic Opinion Well thats step one. We have a 99 step PowerPoint you havent seen yet
JillFilipovic Opinion Is the current government really making American lives better? Like the article said, I also think that many Americans will suffer and die if Trump gets away with the eradication of the ACA.
JillFilipovic Opinion Who doesn’t want to erase Obama?
JillFilipovic Opinion Good, Obamacare sucks...
JillFilipovic Opinion CNN must be in collaboration with Moscow.
JillFilipovic Opinion That’s not right. He wants to undo the horrible ACA so people like me can afford health insurance again.
JillFilipovic Opinion CNN CLEARLY NOT NEWS!!!
JillFilipovic Opinion Settling his personal problems, once again, at the expense of the people. When is he going to start doing something for The People? He’s such a liar !!!
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama wanted to erase trump by starting the Russian hoax
JillFilipovic Opinion ACA is only affordable to those who dont pay for healthcare to begin with.
JillFilipovic Opinion WHY HURT PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE ME!🤔FAITH
JillFilipovic Opinion Wouldn’t have anything to do with out of control premiums would it? It doesn’t need to be erased- just fixed. Need to be able to shop across state lines. More competition. We have ONE option in our state
JillFilipovic Opinion CNN is a disgrace!!!!
JillFilipovic Opinion Promises made promises kept. CNN sat and wept. 😥 Little rhyme 2 start your day. Have a good one! 🇺🇸😎
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JillFilipovic Opinion Erase Obama? Oh, you are so sadly mistaken. We are going to break him beyond any repair and place the mangled remains in a museum of shame. What he tried to do to a duly elected president of this United States of America must NEVER happen again. MuellerReport Obamacare
JillFilipovic Opinion You can erase a legend.
JillFilipovic Opinion CNN has zero credibility.
JillFilipovic Opinion Good. ACA is unconstitutional. Just one of many ground-in Obama stains on our country.
JillFilipovic Opinion Trump wants all the great ones replaced with statues of: Himself, Putin, Kim Jong Un, and Xi Ping. That's how DAMN CRAZY he and his voters are.
JillFilipovic Opinion The ACA was Unconstitutional from the beginning when the Obama Admin. lied to the public “keep your doctor” then forced American citizens to “buy a government produce” (healthcare insurance) by taking money out of their income. Only Dictators can force citizens to buy a produce.
JillFilipovic Opinion That’s what it all about. He thinks Obama has something to do with the allegations against him but that was his own doing. He cares nothing about hurting others to try to destroy Obama!
JillFilipovic Opinion Diversion tactics
JillFilipovic Opinion And the next President will erase realDonaldTrump.
JillFilipovic Opinion What we need to do with everything Obama did!!! This Trumps America now naggers!!!
JillFilipovic Opinion Live shot of Obama’s history being removed
JillFilipovic Opinion Because journalists are not investigators, right?
JillFilipovic Opinion Oh Mr.president we are with you
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama is the last wise President of America,I never reproach myself to say so.
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JillFilipovic Opinion No... he wants better than the ACA... he don’t give 2 shits about Obama
JillFilipovic Opinion Obama did that to himself. With the failed 8 years of his Presidency.
JillFilipovic Opinion At least you made it clear this was an opinion piece!
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JillFilipovic Opinion Mindreading is already in the abstract....
JillFilipovic Opinion Commence to Erasing! MAGA
JillFilipovic Opinion Trump wants to erase the poor & middle class.
JillFilipovic Opinion Sounds good..