John Oliver compares the Republican healthcare plan to 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5'

In other words, it's not looking good.
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Christine Wang
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John Oliver compares the Republican healthcare plan to 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5'
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The American Health Care Act, otherwise known as the plan Republicans have released to replace Obamacare, otherwise known as Trumpcare, is not good nor well-liked.

John Oliver made this clear on Sunday night's Last Week Tonight with a stunning montage of multiple people all using the same phrase to describe it: "dead on arrival."

Oliver digs into what the plan actually does, who it benefits and how Paul Ryan has been trying to defend it. He emphasizes that everyone, almost literally everyone who is a Democrat or a Republican does not approve of the plan. Not even Trump wants to put his name on the bill, Oliver points out, this coming from man who puts his name on everything.

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Christine Wang

Christine is a Web Culture Intern at Mashable. She has previously written for FanSided and Saturday Down South. She has a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego and an M.S. from Hunter College. Before she started writing, she worked in education as a teacher and school leader for four years. Her special talents include being able to quote The Office on command, playing non-stop Overwatch for hours, and composing only the wittiest of Tweets (her own opinion).


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