It was a late-night nailbiter, but in the end the GOP’s so-called “skinny repeal” of Barack Obama’s signature healthcare bill failed to pass.
The Senate early Friday rejected a measure to repeal parts of “Obamacare,” which needed a simple majority to pass. It was voted down by 51 votes to 49 with Republicans Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine joining McCain in voting no.
President Donald Trump, predictably, wasn’t impressed with the result.
3 Republicans and 48 Democrats let the American people down. As I said from the beginning, let ObamaCare implode, then deal. Watch!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2017
But cheers rang out among the artist community as the likes of John Legend, Cher and Miley Cyrus followed the action and celebrated the result on social media.
GOD BLESS JOHN McCAIN—-
SUSAN COLLINS—-
ALASKA STRONG,LISA MURKOWSKI—-
OBAMACARE NEEDS CHANGING
NOW DEMS & GOP CAN WORK 2GETHER 2 FIX IT—-— Cher (@cher) July 28, 2017
SO MUCH 4 trumps Dis of Hero John McCain
″ I LIKE PEOPLE WHO WERENT CAPTURED“
Senator McCain Risked His Life in Vietnam
–Trump Hid In NY— Cher (@cher) July 28, 2017
McConnell is grieving the death of this awful bill. Go to bed, Mitch
— John Legend (@johnlegend) July 28, 2017
Bill should have lost 95-5. I have a hard time calling the 3 republicans who voted “no” heroes. It was obviously stupid and awful
— John Legend (@johnlegend) July 28, 2017
We have a leader of the free world who has made the country unanimously tweet “uh oh he’s awake”
— josh groban (@joshgroban) July 28, 2017
We will never stop fighting to protect health care for ALL –??—— @happyhippiefdn pic.twitter.com/qdI9Grt2a5
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) July 28, 2017
Looks like America’s drunk uncle is awake https://t.co/IKhSMJx2e2
— John Legend (@johnlegend) July 28, 2017
Goodnight everyone sweet dreams we did this by fighting and not giving up ———— pic.twitter.com/OLwLTGbxK0
— Best Coast (@BestCoast) July 28, 2017
(trump short circuits tomorrow and fires himself on Twitter)
— Ingrid Michaelson (@ingridmusic) July 28, 2017
Nuff said– pic.twitter.com/HBisLuZU0I
— Cher (@cher) July 28, 2017
Yes. Thank you, John. https://t.co/wslqZLWfvz
— The Black Madonna — (@blackmadonnachi) July 28, 2017