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On 18 July 2017, some social media users mockingly picked up on a Fox News graphic quoting President Donald Trump saying, Eventually we're going to get something done. Although President Trump did make the comment at the White House on 18 July 2017 and Fox News did paraphrase him in a chyron that ran along with their broadcast, Trump's statement was about the Senate's failure to pass a health care bill that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (colloquially known as Obamacare). The comment was not aimed at the Republican party's overall performance in passing legislation. The president's comment was part of a response to a reporter's question asking if the Republicans' version of a health care bill, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), was dead. Trump responded by expressing his disappointment with Republicans: Republicans have been working to fulfill the President's campaign promise of repealing and replacing Obamacare since he took office, but on 17 July 2017 it became apparent they did not have the votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act. They have been unable to agree on and pass a replacement for the current health care system. The president's comments, along with the Fox News chyron, can be seen on the cable channel's web site here:
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