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Trump Celebrates Symbolic Win: 'We're Now One Step Closer To Liberating Our Citizens'
Celebrating a slim but symbolic health-care win in Washington, President Donald Trump told supporters in Ohio that the nation was one step closer to liberation from the "Obamacare nightmare." (Salama, 7/26)
Mr. Trump, in a 45-minute interview with The Wall Street Journal, said he has been working to secure the 50 votes needed to pass the measure, which he described as a difficult but crucial step toward ultimately putting in place a health-care system that would replace former President Barack Obama鈥檚 Affordable Care Act. 鈥淚 think we鈥檙e doing pretty well on health care,鈥 the president said in the Oval Office interview. 鈥淲e鈥檒l see.鈥 (Nicholas, 7/25)