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Kellyanne Conway said Trump would 'repeal' Obamacare after he said he'd keep parts of it

By Mike Denison

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November 13, 2016 10:15 AM EST

.@KellyannePolls on #FNS: @realDonaldTrump he will repeal and replace Obamacare.
— FoxNewsSunday (@FoxNewsSunday) November 13, 2016

Kellyanne Conway's interview on Fox News Sunday covered the Affordable Care Act.

.@KellyannePolls on #FNS: We don't know if @realDonaldTrump will amend or repeal Obamacare. He has to work with the Congress.
— FoxNewsSunday (@FoxNewsSunday) November 13, 2016

The message got a little confusing to follow at times.

Repeal And Replace Obamacare | Donald J. Trump for President

Wait, what?

President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly promised on the campaign trail that he would "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.

Either Obamacare will be amended, or repealed and replaced. I told him I will look at his suggestions, and out of respect, I will do that.

Donald Trump, on Friday

But on Friday, Trump said he would consider keeping parts of the legislation intact.

TRUMP: "So I'm going to repeal and replace Obamacare."
OBAMA: "Replace it with what?"
TRUMP:
OBAMA:
TRUMP: "You know I kinda like Obamacare"
— Russ Bengtson (@russbengtson) November 11, 2016

This drew Twitter's attention.

And news that Trump could renege on his promise drew ire.

Speaker Paul Ryan: Obamacare "must be replaced. We're going to do that" https://t.co/1FIKzrf8Kb #CNNSOTU https://t.co/1Zsmqv6o7F
— CNN (@CNN) November 13, 2016

Meanwhile, House Speaker Paul Ryan insisted the law would be repealed entirely.

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