let s cut taxes on the middle class and simplify those brackets. donald trump s running for his issues. haley s running on the donors issues. i am running on your issues. ron doesn t defeat biden. trump is head-to-head with biden. monday matters. your voice matters. i trust you. i think there are two america first candidates, donald trump and myself. donald trump was president for four years. he did not make a dent in the administrative state. i know why you re excited. no more commercials for four days. haley referring to the multi-million dollar onslaught of ads greeting iowans. she made a joke. desantis has become a joke. don t believe a thing nikki haley says. ron desantis, losing and lying. haley even opposed trump s wall. haley disparages the caucuses and insults you. the intense wrangling reflects a bet about this republican electorate. the bet is that supporters of former president trump are decided. but any anti-trump vote is more up for gr
And that has truly paid off. we have an historic 20 million people covered under the affordable care act. it was great to sew the highlights from a decade ago where republicans talked about the aca and really ridiculous and outrageous terms. what the affordable care act has been about is about providing the security of affordable health care for all americans, and we are really realizing that through the actions the president has taken to build on obamacare and make it stronger than ever. when we talk about the enrollment window, what does that mean? and why is it something that we keep hearing about? in other words, social security is covered more like an on/off switch and age trigger. this a little different. yeah. the exchange markets in the affordable care act are just normal insurance markets. when you work for an employer, there is a coverage time,
In recent comments by republican leaders throughout the country, we have seen that they still are at it. they still even despite these the impact on 20 million people getting coverage in the just the exchanges, they still want to rip the affordable care act away, ensure that millions of people will lose the coverage they deserve. well, you have been at it, your new school, working for the current president, but on the aca you re old school because you were part of the team that wrote it. it s really important. i know a lot of people in the country, with everything going on, we wanted to look at these whopping numbers. appreciate you coming on the beat. i hope you come back. great to be on. we have a special announce the for tomorrow. the debut of the weekend with our friends michael simone and alicia, all-star show. it will be every saturday and sunday, but debuts at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. dvr or get up for it. and i am thrilled to tell you about something brand new involvin
And it s a reminder here on this friday night as we juggle big topics how the sometimes slower more incremental activities in how you actually roll out and do health care policy, how that works. how it takes time. and how it s different than governing by gimmick or outrage. we have a very special guest tonight on this important toxic. the domestic policy advisor for president biden. she helped shape and right much of obamacare as president obama s health care expert. and is very experienced in these issues. very busy time. you are at the white house. thanks for joining us tonight. great to be with you. absolutely. so what does it mean to see these numbers go up? how does this work? well, the president, president biden, at the beginning of his administration chose to build on obamacare by providing additional support in investment in the aca.
Obamacare still a thing? is it still a thing? yes. obamacare, affordable care act, biden care, yes, it is still a thing. the other side has been trying to appeal it ever year since it existed but we ll keep fighting to protect it. expand it, saving millions of dollars for working families. i don t know if anyone is calling it biden care. doesn t matter. the point is his policy, obamacare is now woven into national health care. now, the politics this once controversial program that republicans made a point of repealing in the house without doing it is now very popular. you probably know many big issues are 50/50 in america. and both parties top figures are polling in the 40s. true for biden and trump in office, but this program is more popular than biden or trump. about 60% of the public now approves of obamacare, which