White House press secretary Sean Spicer fired back at former president Obama over his criticism of the Senate health care bill.
Shortly after the draft Senate health care bill was released on Thursday, former President Obama criticized the proposal, saying, there's a “fundamental meanness at the core of this legislation."
White House press secretary Sean Spicer reacted to Obama's criticism, noting during an appearance on Fox News Friday, “The real meanness is allowing the American people to believe that Obamacare is still alive. I don’t know how it’s mean to provide people health care, and that’s what we’re doing here.”
Spicer also said, “Obamacare has died. It is over; it is in need of its own health care. Luckily, we are coming to the rescue on that.”
Obama isn’t the only high-profile Democrat to speak out about the Senate’s attempt to overhaul the current health care law; Hillary Clinton slammed the proposal on Friday, tweeting, “Forget death panels. If Republicans pass this bill, they're the death party.”
Clinton also included a link to an analysis conducted by researchers with the Center for American Progress and Harvard University, which found that the “bill could result in 18,000 to 28,000 deaths in 2026.”
On the other hand, President Trump indicated his support for the GOP effort, tweeting, “I am very supportive of the Senate #HealthcareBill. Look forward to making it really special! Remember, ObamaCare is dead.”
Nevertheless, the legislation faces challenges as five GOP senators have already declared their opposition.
