In Trump's first term, he couldn't pass a better healthcare plan than Obamacare. In his second term, healthcare is so much worse.
August 20, 2026

Republican Florida nominee for governor Byron Donalds sang the same tired song to defend Trump's destruction of the economy, healthcare, and foreign policy by blaming President Obama and Biden for all their current woes.

Taking responsibility for one's actions is not part of the MAGA cult's ethos.

Rep. Donalds joined Maria Bartiromo's Fox Business Network program and puked up MAGA garbage to refuse to admit that the GOP and the Trump presidency caused the troubles this country is facing today.

Discussing his Democratic rival David Jolly for the governor's chair, Donalds spun a fantastical tale, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

DONALDS: But I've never seen Democrat policy actually make things better.

Look at Obamacare. Health care costs are on the rise in America because of Democrat policy.

Look at what Joe Biden and Kamala Harris did when they were in charge.

They created the largest inflation this country has ever seen in 50 years, brought to us by the Democrats.

So the reason why so many families have been struggling is because of Democrat policy.

So why would you let the arsonists become the firefighters?

Obamacare was a major success when it was implemented and continues to cover kids and stop people from going bankrupt from medical bills. It would have helped red states more if Republican governors didn't refuse to take federal money to expand Medicaid.

In 2016, Trump had four years and couldn't come up with a viable healthcare plan, nor could he get Congress to destroy it. Destruction is the one thing Trump excels at.

Trump was President when the pandemic hit, which caused chaos, mismanagement, undermining life-saving vaccines, and massive job losses. COVID supply chain issues eventually became the main architect of inflation, along with Russia's attack on Ukraine.

Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, unemployment insurance, Obamacare, and many more are incredible Democratic policies that helped this country and are indispensable.

In these almost two years, what has Trump done to help the country?

In his first term, how did he help the country?

Since Donalds has been in Congress, what conservative policy has improved the lives of the public?

Donalds supported Trump's illegal tariffs that caused massive inflation in this country.

"I would say the risks are worth it,” he said.

How's that going for you now?

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