The White House on Tuesday downplayed remarks President Biden made earlier in the day in which he seemed to suggest that House Republicans were essentially “killing millions of Americans” by slashing the Affordable Care Act.
The president spoke at an event in the nation’s capital earlier on Tuesday, touting government spending on child care and other investments.
During his speech, the president took a shot at House Republicans over their budget proposals, which “cut care-giving programs by a third.”
“It would mean 260,000 fewer kids in child care,” Biden said before accusing former President Trump and his “MAGA friends” of wanting to “terminate the Affordable Care Act.”
“Terminate it – well, guess what? – killing millions of Americans, take …