What happens on health care now that Trump called for ‘more’ spending?

Trump still needs to get his health care reform through the Senate — no easy feat. The president took to Twitter with a rather surprising declaration on Sunday night: ”I suggest that we add more dollars to Healthcare and make it the best anywhere. ObamaCare is dead – the Republicans will do much better!”

But his plan, the American Health Care Act, would vastly reduce government spending on health care. In fact, that’s part of the goal.

And the declaration on Twitter is just the latest head-scratching comment on health care from the president. Trump’s in early May caused mild alarm when he pronounced that Australia’s healthcare system, which provides universal coverage, is superior to the U.S. system. The AHCA, however, would leave 23 million more Americans without health insurance, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.

While lawmakers have learned to largely dismiss Trump’s musings about legislation on Twitter, such statements are going to make Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s job that much more difficult, and the White House will likely be pressed to address the discrepancy.