He said something else, though, that may explain his overall strategy.“Make no mistake,” the president said at one point, “this is a repeal and a replace of Obamacare, make no mistake about it. Make no mistake.” The bill would significantly alter it, but it isn’t a repeal-and-replace of the Affordable Care Act. Of all of Trump’s pledges on health care, though, that was his most consistent. “Repeal and replace” summarized the true extent of his desired outcome so fully that it was the only health-care point articulated on Stephen K. Bannon’s infamous whiteboard. No details about the repeal. None about the replace. Just … Repeal. Replace.

All Trump needs to do now is to convince America that this is what the AHCA does. Or at least, convince himself.

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