Obama Says 20 Million Insured Rebuts Trump's Obamacare Repeal
- 20 million Americans have gained insurance coverage, U.S. says
- Obama speaks in Milwaukee after city won enrollment challenge
President Barack Obama arrives at the White House on March 3, 2016.
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President Barack Obama said 20 million Americans had gained health insurance as a result of Obamacare, offering a rebuttal to Republican presidential contenders who have vowed to dismantle his signature domestic achievement if they are elected.
Obama traveled to Milwaukee on Thursday to congratulate the city for winning a White House Affordable Care Act enrollment contest. The city increased enrollment in private plans sold under the program by 75 percent this year, besting 19 other municipalities.