Walk Away

Trump has falsely claimed over 150 times that his administration passed Veterans Choice into law. The health law passed in 2014 during the Obama administration.

Trump was challenged yesterday by CBS News journalist, Paula Reid, after he again repeated his false claim that his administration signed into law the measure expanding health care options for eligible veterans.

Trump told the press conference: "They've been trying to get that passed for decades and decades and decades, and no president's ever been able to do it, and we got it done."

When invited to ask a question, Reid said: "Why do you keep saying that you passed Veterans Choice? It was passed in 2014."

Trump appeared to try to cut her off before she said: "It's a false statement, sir."

Trump replied saying, "okay, thank you very much everybody," and walked away from his lectern, ending the press conference.

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Trump made several falsehoods during the event, including that his plan to issue an executive order requiring health insurance companies to cover all pre-existing conditions for clients "had never been done before."

Pre-existing conditions are covered under the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, which Trump has ardently pushed to abolish since he took office.