Obamacare’s Unlikely Defenders
The story of the first days of Donald Trump’s presidency has been one of protests. Through a whirlwind of two weeks of executive orders, lies, debates over crowd size, travel bans, confirmation hearings, and self-contradictory statements from the White House, the one constant in the narrative so far has been a new activation of opposition to the president’s agenda; a mobilization that in terms of scale, volume, and diversity hasn’t often been seen in American politics.
The health-care protests have been more low-key demonstrations than the women’s marches or airport sit-ins, but have also been the most consistent sources of pressure at of repealing the law. In early January, in several cities launched in advance of Trump’s inauguration, and scenes of since then have made the point clear: Any law that reduces the number of insured people will be met with fierce resistance.
