The infamous prize, handed out annually by the fact-checking website PolitiFact, was given to Obama because of his statements claiming that Americans would be able to keep their health insurance under the Affordable Care Act if they liked their plan.
Obama said on numerous occasions over the years. Soon after cancellation notices began arriving in American mailboxes this fall - more than four million people have seen their coverage cancelled at this point, largely due to the fact that their coverage did not reach the ACA's minimum requirements - Obama denied that such a promise was made, saying he actually meant that plans could be kept only if they hadn't changed since the health care law was passed."If you like your health care plan, you can keep it,"
Obama's explanation didn't pass muster, however, especially since he'd been captured on video promising that health care plans would stay in place at least two dozen times. Facing public backlash, Obama apologized and unveiled a one-year plan to allow insurers keep selling existing plans that are about to be cancelled.
Comment: The U.S. president should deem himself fortunate if he's managed to hold onto even a small percentage of the public trust, given his administration's predatory, destructive and murderous military actions and policies across the globe, not just the lies he tells in the U.S. If he were at all concerned about regaining some semblance of personal credibility in the eyes of the American public ( or the world for that matter), wouldn't there be some indication by now? Perhaps if he stopped cheerleading and implementing policies and military actions that consistently do more harm than good, if he STOPPED lying, his chances of regaining some credibility would increase. Regaining credibility doesn't appear to be his focus or even on the agenda.