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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)