One of Donald Trump’s best-known promises ― and quite possibly one of his most important, politically ― is his vow to preserve two of America’s most beloved government programs.
“I am going to protect Social Security and Medicare,” Trump said in his July speech at the Republican National Convention, repeating a line he’d said many times before and would say many times afterwards.
But Trump didn’t mention another vital program: Medicaid, which pays medical bills for roughly one in five low-income Americans. This omission does not appear to be accidental.
When HuffPost asked the Trump campaign last month whether the Republican nominee would extend his no-cuts pledge to Medicaid, the campaign offered a vague, bland response.
“As President Trump said, he will release more details but his overall position on healthcare remains the same: bring down costs and increase the quality of care by improving competition in the marketplace,” national press secretary Karoline…
