Celebs Praise McCain for 'No' Vote to Defeat Obamacare 'Skinny Repeal'
John McCain was the deciding vote to take down the Republicans’ health care plan in a vote that took place in the middle of the night!
The Arizona senator, who is currently back on the Senate floor despite his battle with brain cancer, voted no on the “skinny repeal” of Obamacare. This made the vote 51-49.
McCain joined fellow Republican senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska in voting against Majority Leader Mitch McConnell‘s proposal to repeal part of Obama‘s Affordable Care Act.
This is a huge blow to President Trump and celebs took to Twitter early Friday morning (July 28) to praise McCain for defecting from the other Republicans. Read what they said below!
Thanks to the Senators who voted to kill that stupid, heartless bill. Let's stay vigilant. It's not over.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) July 28, 2017
Great respect to @JohnMccain who put country over party.
— Billy Crystal (@BillyCrystal) July 28, 2017
GOD BLESS JOHN McCAIN🙌🏻
SUSAN COLLINS🙌🏻
ALASKA STRONG,LISA MURKOWSKI🙌🏻
OBAMACARE NEEDS CHANGING
NOW DEMS & GOP CAN WORK 2GETHER 2 FIX IT🙏🏻— Cher (@cher) July 28, 2017
Click inside to read more tweets from celebs…
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. For not being careless and "loyal". For being prudent. And for fighting. https://t.co/nnOZ8sgEJO
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) July 28, 2017
The Senate floor should be required to play the people's court theme song over the speakers. It would really up the production value.
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) July 28, 2017
COLLINS
MURKOWSKI
McCAINthank god for you three
hey #GOP find ur souls#AMERICA #HealthCare #standUP #Believe— ROSIE (@Rosie) July 28, 2017
Just personally didn't love having to read the word skinny so many times today
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) July 28, 2017
OMFG McCain just voted according to the public version of his conscience! HOSANNA!!!
— Martha Plimpton (@MarthaPlimpton) July 28, 2017
Everyone have faith again! John McCain cast his one "Morally Defensible" vote for the decade! We're terrific. Nothing to see, move along.
— Martha Plimpton (@MarthaPlimpton) July 28, 2017
Guessing his team was reading the news this week? https://t.co/ujLyBXpzTu
— Martha Plimpton (@MarthaPlimpton) July 28, 2017
It was YOU who defeated #SkinnyRepeal tonight.
YOUR calls
YOUR letters
YOUR protests
YOUR passion
YOUR voiceThank you. Keep it up. ✊️
— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) July 28, 2017
McCain just did something awesome. And profound. But it was Murkowski and Collins who've been holding their ground all along. Thank you all.
— Chris Lowell (@mrchrislowell) July 28, 2017
So tomorrow, Trump wakes up to find that Trumpcare failed AND he's gotta sign off on more Russia sanctions. It's already an awesome Friday.
— Chris Lowell (@mrchrislowell) July 28, 2017
(trump short circuits tomorrow and fires himself on Twitter)
— Ingrid Michaelson (@ingridmusic) July 28, 2017
Goodnight. That was fun. pic.twitter.com/fuHp71ObfI
— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) July 28, 2017
Now to bed.
Amen.
Another loss for the bully.
xo m https://t.co/flya6z5euK— Marcia Cross (@ReallyMarcia) July 28, 2017
Don't think the patriarchy exists? Look at how much the coverage is about McCain being decider while Murkowski/Collins were no's from start.
— Steve Kazee (@SteveKazee) July 28, 2017
#RESISTANCE https://t.co/pDM7E6Qyri
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) July 28, 2017
High five bipartisanship!
— Brooklyn Decker (@BrooklynDecker) July 28, 2017
aw yeah 😅😭😊�’�🏽🇺🇸 Senate rejects measure to partly repeal Affordable Care Act – The Washington Post https://t.co/uv1isyX0Xl
— Megan Mullally (@MeganMullally) July 28, 2017
Thank You @SenJohnMcCain @SenatorCollins @lisamurkowski & @SenateDems for allowing 16M Americans to keep their #healthcare #killthebill
— Jenna Ushkowitz (@JennaUshkowitz) July 28, 2017
I am glad to be wrong, and glad McCain voted no. I hope he continues to do the right thing.
— Cassandra (@ChrisWarcraft) July 28, 2017
Can't remember a time when Mitch McConnell wasn't talking
— Iddo Goldberg (@IddoG) July 28, 2017
McConnell just stole my Emmy speech!
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) July 28, 2017
Hey @SenJohnMcCain @lisamurkowski @SenatorCollins THANK YOU for putting your country before the host of Celebrity Apprentice's ego 🇺🇸
— Ike Barinholtz (@ikebarinholtz) July 28, 2017
Democracy worked tonight… barely. Whew! #skinnyrepeal. FYI, Mitch McConnell is lying through his turtle teeth right now pic.twitter.com/Yt73DlQpkP
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) July 28, 2017
McCain dropped the thumb and #kabow. Down goes #SkinnyRepeal.
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) July 28, 2017
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