Seth Meyers on Senate's Trumpcare Bill: 'Almost Comically Villainous'

Seth Meyers on Senate's Trumpcare Bill: 'Almost Comically Villainous'

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Seth Meyers humorously criticizes the Senate Trumpcare bill on his show, describing it as a tax cut for the wealthy funded by Medicaid cuts. He highlights a CBO report stating that 22 million people would lose insurance. Meyers also discusses Obama's trolling of Trump by calling the bill 'mean,' a term Trump had used privately. Trump later admitted to using the term in an interview. Meyers mocks Trump's admission and further criticizes the bill as a savage attack on the poor to benefit the rich.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Seth Meyers describe as the main effect of the Senate Trumpcare bill?

An improvement in healthcare coverage

A giant tax cut for the wealthy

A tax increase for the middle class

A reduction in healthcare costs

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Obama reportedly troll Trump regarding the Senate Trumpcare bill?

By ignoring it completely

By supporting it publicly

By labeling it as 'mean'

By calling it a success

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Trump eventually do regarding the term 'mean' used for the bill?

Blamed the media for the term

Ignored the controversy

Confirmed he used it

Denied using the term

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Meyers, what is the bill's impact on the poor?

It provides more healthcare options

It increases Medicaid benefits

It reduces healthcare costs

It takes away health insurance

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Meyers describe the bill in terms of its severity?

Savage

Generous

Mild

Compassionate