Jimmy Kimmel targeted President Trump in his latest monologue about health care, which he delivered on his late night show Thursday.
The Jimmy Kimmel Live host has devoted significant air time on his ABC program this week to critiquing the Graham-Cassidy health care bill, introduced by Sens.
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., the latter who appeared on Kimmel’s program in May.Early that month, Kimmel made a plea for the government to keep health care affordable for those with pre-existing conditions after revealing his newborn, Billy, had open-heart surgery shortly after he was born in April.
While the Graham-Cassidy bill would keep the requirement that insurance companies offer coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, states would be able to apply for waivers that would allow them to charge more. States could also apply for waivers for certain coverage currently mandated under Obamacare — like hospitalization and maternity care — and could weaken protections on imposing caps.
On Tuesday, Kimmel tore into Cassidy for the bill he feels contradicts what Cassidy vowed to do during his appearance on Kimmel Live, and declared that Cassidy “lied right to (his) face.” Wednesday, Kimmel knocked Cassidy after the senator claimed on CNN’s New Day that Kimmel “does not understand” the bill.
On the program, Cassidy argued that the bill would keep in place the protections he discussed with Kimmel.
“Under (the bill) more people will have coverage, and we protect those with pre-existing conditions,” Cassidy said.
He…
The post Jimmy Kimmel takes aim at Trump in his latest Graham-Cassidy tirade appeared first on FeedBox.