Obama says Republicans are putting millions of Americans’ healthcare at risk

Rare intervention from former president urges people to call their senators to oppose Trump tax bill

Barack Obama has warned that Congress is putting millions of Americans at risk of losing healthcare coverage, in a rare intervention from the former president as the Republican party advances legislation that would gut major provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of people at risk of losing their health care," Obama posted on social media. Call your Senators and tell them we can't let that happen."