Trump: ‘Part of the Problem with Republicans’ Is Opposition to National Health Care

TAPPER I want to ░░░░░░░░ some clarification on comments ░░░░░░░░ made this week at ░░░░░░░░ CNN town hall about ░░░░░░░░ Take a listen BEGIN ░░░░░░░░ CLIP COOPER Why would ░░░░░░░░ insurance company not have ░░░░░░░░ preexisting insure somebody with ░░░░░░░░ preexisting condition Trump Well ░░░░░░░░ like the mandate OK ░░░░░░░░ here s where I ░░░░░░░░ a little bit different ░░░░░░░░ don t want people ░░░░░░░░ on the streets And ░░░░░░░░ say this all the ░░░░░░░░ END VIDEO CLIP TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ sir what did you ░░░░░░░░ when you said I ░░░░░░░░ the mandate Trump Well ░░░░░░░░ happened is we were ░░░░░░░░ over each other and ░░░░░░░░ wasn t Anderson s ░░░░░░░░ because I think Anderson ░░░░░░░░ terrific I thought he ░░░░░░░░ a fan I thought ░░░░░░░░ was a great evening ░░░░░░░░ we got tremendous reviews ░░░░░░░░ it They got tremendous ░░░░░░░░ which is always nice ░░░░░░░░ But what I m ░░░░░░░░ about is very simple ░░░░░░░░ s no mandate no ░░░░░░░░ anything We re going ░░░░░░░░ end ObamaCare We re ░░░░░░░░ to terminate It s ░░░░░░░░ to be repealed It ░░░░░░░░ going to be replaced ░░░░░░░░ something much better whether ░░░░░░░░ s whether first of ░░░░░░░░ we have to get ░░░░░░░░ of the lines between ░░░░░░░░ states so there s ░░░░░░░░ OK We have to ░░░░░░░░ we will go health ░░░░░░░░ savings accounts We have ░░░░░░░░ s many different ways ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ health care You re ░░░░░░░░ to have your own ░░░░░░░░ which people don t ░░░░░░░░ even though Obama promised ░░░░░░░░ are going to have ░░░░░░░░ own plan And we ░░░░░░░░ going to have great ░░░░░░░░ care The one thing ░░░░░░░░ say is this Call ░░░░░░░░ whatever you want People ░░░░░░░░ not going to die ░░░░░░░░ the middle of a ░░░░░░░░ because they have absolutely ░░░░░░░░ money and they re ░░░░░░░░ They re not dying ░░░░░░░░ the sidewalks and they ░░░░░░░░ not dying on the ░░░░░░░░ if I m president ░░░░░░░░ re just not And ░░░░░░░░ a Republican a lot ░░░░░░░░ people say oh that ░░░░░░░░ a terrible thing to ░░░░░░░░ as a Republican Let ░░░░░░░░ tell you this Every ░░░░░░░░ I mention it you ░░░░░░░░ I have the biggest ░░░░░░░░ far bigger than Bernie ░░░░░░░░ is second I will ░░░░░░░░ but I have far ░░░░░░░░ than Bernie I will ░░░░░░░░ a speech in front ░░░░░░░░ 20 000 people and ░░░░░░░░ will say we cannot ░░░░░░░░ people on my watch ░░░░░░░░ on any watch to ░░░░░░░░ in the middle of ░░░░░░░░ street or on a ░░░░░░░░ because they have absolutely ░░░░░░░░ money We will get ░░░░░░░░ to a hospital We ░░░░░░░░ get them to a ░░░░░░░░ We have to take ░░░░░░░░ of them Do you ░░░░░░░░ I get standing ovations ░░░░░░░░ I say that from ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER Mm hmm Trump ░░░░░░░░ then somebody will say ░░░░░░░░ s not a conservative ░░░░░░░░ say that So you ░░░░░░░░ call it whatever you ░░░░░░░░ I don t like ░░░░░░░░ term mandate personally because ░░░░░░░░ sort of means mandatory ░░░░░░░░ will just say this ░░░░░░░░ are not going to ░░░░░░░░ on the streets of ░░░░░░░░ city or of anyplace ░░░░░░░░ I m president And ░░░░░░░░ time I say it ░░░░░░░░ get standing ovations from ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER But but just ░░░░░░░░ clarify you re saying ░░░░░░░░ that you would not ░░░░░░░░ requiring every individual in ░░░░░░░░ to have health insurance ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t support that ░░░░░░░░ Yes that s right ░░░░░░░░ honestly we were talking ░░░░░░░░ each other We were ░░░░░░░░ OK Trump And it ░░░░░░░░ my fault not Anderson ░░░░░░░░ fault But we were ░░░░░░░░ over each other Obviously ░░░░░░░░ answer to that is ░░░░░░░░ that But but with ░░░░░░░░ being said we have ░░░░░░░░ take care of people ░░░░░░░░ have to take care ░░░░░░░░ people.”