I'M STILL OVER HERE.
NOW, BEFORE THE BREAK, I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT DONALD TRUMP'S
VICTORY LAP, AND IT'S ALREADY HAVING HUGE CONSEQUENCES FOR
AMERICANS.
BECAUSE, YESTERDAY, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED THAT
THE ENTIRE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SHOULD BE STRUCK DOWN, INCLUDING
PROTECTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.
( BOOING ) YES, NOW THAT HE'S FREE OF THE
MUELLER INVESTIGATION, TRUMP CAN FOCUS ON HIS ENEMIES -- THE
LIVING.
( LAUGHTER ) THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO YET
ANOTHER CASE LAST YEAR WHERE REPUBLICAN STATES JOINED TO
CHALLENGE THE A.C.A.
THE G.O.P. HAS BEEN TRYING TO KILL OBAMACARE OVER AND OVER,
BUT IT KEEPS COMING BACK.
IT'S LIKE FREDDIE KRUEGER, IF INSTEAD OF KILLING YOU, HE
ENTERED YOUR DREAMS TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY APPENDECTOMY.
( LAUGHTER ) A FEDERAL JUDGE IN TEXAS STRUCK
DOWN THE LAW.
NOW, TRUMP'S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY WON'T DEFEND IT,
INDICATING, "THE ENTIRE STATUTE MUST FALL, FROM COVERAGE FOR
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS TO THE MEDICAID EXPANSION AND
EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN."
AND WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTHCARE, THERE IS A LOT OF IN-BETWEEN.
MY DOCTOR CHECKS MY IN-BETWEEN VERY THOROUGHLY.
( LAUGHTER ) HE SAYS, THIS YEAR, I HAVE TO
HAVE A CAMERA STUCK UP THERE.
( LAUGHTER ) THIS IS A CRAZY MOVE GOING INTO
AN ELECTION YEAR, BECAUSE PEOPLE REALLY LOVE PARTS OF THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
IN FACT, IN A POLL LAST YEAR, 90% OF AMERICANS SAID THAT THEY
THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT GUARANTEED COVERAGE FOR
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS REMAINS THE LAW.
90%!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THAT'S HUGE!
NOTHING'S THAT.
NINETY%!
>> Jon: THAT MEANS EVERYBODY.
>> Stephen: THE ONLY THING WITH A HIGHER
APPROVAL RATING IS TOM HANKS ON A UNICORN THROWING YOU A
BIRTHDAY PARTY WHERE THE THEME IS "CUPCAKES AND ORGASMS!"
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SADLY --
MY DOCTOR SAYS I CAN NO LONGER HAVE ONE OF THOSE.
( LAUGHTER ) THIS IS PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC
FOR DONALD TRUMP, WHO SUFFERS FROM THE PRE-EXISTING CONDITION
OF PREVIOUSLY PRETENDING TO CARE ABOUT IT.
>> I WILL ALWAYS FIGHT FOR AND ALWAYS PROTECT PATIENTS WITH
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.
WE WILL ALWAYS PROTECT PATIENTS WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS,
ALWAYS, ALWAYS.
WE'RE GOING TO PROTECT PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.
WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS BECAUSE
ITS JUST THE WAY LIFE IS, FOLKS.
>> STEPHEN: (AS TRUMP) "YES, IT'S JUST THE WAY LIFE IS.
UNTIL I CHANGE MY MIND-- THEN, IT'S JUST THE WAY LIFE WAS."
( LAUGHTER ) PAST TENSE.
AND I -- I -- YOU KNOW -- I -- I -- I -- I --
TODAY, TRUMP WAS ASKED WHAT HE PLANS TO DO ABOUT THE REPEAL OF
OBAMACARE, AND HE SAID THIS -- >> THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WILL
SOON BE KNOWN AS THE PARTY OF HEALTHCARE.
YOU WATCH.
>> STEPHEN: (AS TRUMP) "YES, JUST WATCH.
UNLESS YOU'VE GOT CATARACTS, IN WHICH CASE, GOOD LUCK.
IT'S A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION.
MAYBE LISTEN REAL HARD."
( APPLAUSE ) THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT REPEAL AND
REPLACE FOR YEARS NOW, BUT TRUMP HAS NEVER ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO
REPLACE ObamaCare WITH ANYTHING.
SO, GET READY FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S NEW HEALTHCARE MASCOT,
DEATHY, THE FRIENDLY TOMBSTONE!
(AS DEATHY) "HA-HA, HEY, EVERYBODY!
WE ARE BUT DUST IN THE HANDS OF A CRUEL AND INDIFFERENT
UNIVERSE.
LET THE FATES PREVAIL!
I COME FOR YOU ALL."
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
MY PAL WORMY.
( LAUGHTER ) TRUMP HAS TO FEEL VERY CERTAIN
ABOUT HIS BASE TO YANK AWAY THEIR HEALTH CARE RIGHT BEFORE
AN ELECTION.
IT EXPLAINS ALL THOSE NEW YARD SIGNS, "IF I WERE STILL ALIVE,
I'D VOTE FOR TRUMP."
( LAUGHTER ) WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL BE OVER
THERE, EXPLAINING HOW THE U.K.
WILL BE SAVED BY PSYCHIC POWER.
PLUS, KERI RUSSELL.
STICK AROUND.