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4 Cities' Lawsuit Calls Trump Efforts To Undermine Obamacare Unconstitutional

The complaint, filed Thursday, alleges the Trump administration is "waging a relentless campaign to sabotage and, ultimately, to nullify the law." They say that violates the Constitution.

President Trump has consistently declared that the Affordable Care Act — commonly referred to as Obamacare — is a broken mess, and after several unsuccessful attempts to repeal the national health care law, he has eagerly anticipated that it will "fail" and "implode."

On Thursday, four cities wielded the president's remarks against him, in a accusing Trump of deliberately undermining his executive obligation to "faithfully

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