Obamacare

Trump responds on Truth Social, asserting that he does not intend to eliminate the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

For seven years, Republicans have hammered Obamacare as an unwarranted government intrusion into American healthcare

McCain, only recently diagnosed with brain cancer, casted deciding vote against legislation

The Republican drive in the Senate failed as two more senators came out against their party's legislation

Republicans have long criticized Obamacare as ineffective and a government intrusion in a key sector of the economy

The vote of 217-213 could hardly have been closer in the Republican-controlled chamber

Keen to score his first major legislative win, Trump threw his own political capital behind the bill

Potentially setting up a showdown vote next week as the White House seeks a major accomplishment

Despite casting himself on campaign trail as 'the best dealmaker there is', Trump could not save the healthcare bill

He suffers a defeat in his 1st major legislative challenge as Republican MPs shot down his effort to repeal Obamacare

However, a number of Democratic representatives are united against the bill

Republicans indicated they want to get the bill to the president's desk prior to the Easter break in early April

Obamacare has stirred controversy since becoming law in 2010 under president Barack Obama

After four weeks in the White House, Trump says incredible progress has been made

The president has said the law should be repealed and replaced "simultaneously"

The Affordable Care Act forbids insurance companies from denying health care

Obama is believed to have put this point directly to Trump when they talked soon after the election

The 70-year-old incoming president has a mammoth task of fleshing out his cabinet