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Donald Trump: “I'm calling today for insurance companies not to be paid…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump signs bill to end the government shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 08:16

Rates are going to go down, payments are going to go down, everything is going to go down. It went the exact opposite with the biggest increase of any of healthcare in any country. It's a disaster. And I'm calling today for insurance companies not to be paid, but for the money, this massive amount of money to be paid directly to the people of our country. So that they can buy their own healthcare, which will be far better and far less expensive than the disaster known as Obamacare. And I've had, I think, great support. (08:16–08:27)

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Proposes redirecting funds from insurance companies to individuals for healthcare.

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