Obamacare Repeal And The Myth Of Trump As The “Great Negotiator”

Before House Republicans and President Donald Trump were forced to pull the American Health Care Act (AHCA), their ill-fated first attempt to gut health care reform and repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), media repeatedly trumpeted Trump's supposed ability to get the bill passed because of his mastery of the “Art of the Deal.” Here's a look back at how they described the “great negotiator,” which was “the whole point of Trump”: