White House press secretary Sean Spicer responded Wednesday to late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s emotional plea that lawmakers leave ObamaCare in place, saying Republicans are working to accommodate those with pre-existing conditions.

Kimmel discussed his newborn son's open-heart surgery during his Monday monologue on ABC, saying that before ObamaCare his son would have been denied insurance later in life on the grounds that he has a pre-existing condition.

Spicer said that President Trump is "fighting for" the issues raised in Kimmel's dialogue.

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“We share that concern for the Kimmels' child as well as any child that needs care and that’s frankly why the president fought so hard to improve the bill like he did this morning to make sure there’s that extra layer of protection for anyone with a preexisting conditions, no matter their stage in life,” Spicer said.

“That’s why we’re fighting so hard for this. But most importantly, I think in the end of Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue, he said we need some of these things that aren’t Republican or Democrat, that are American policies, and I think that’s what the president is fighting for right now.”

A new Republican ObamaCare replacement bill would allow states to apply for waivers for some ObamaCare requirements, including rules about pre-existing conditions. That protection would be replaced with "high-risk pools," with the latest healthcare compromise floated Wednesday adding $8 billion to fund the pools — although critics say that is far too low to cover the costs of the pools.

Kimmel's late-night monologue, which called for expanded health access, went viral.

"We were brought up to believe that we live in the greatest country in the world, but until a few years ago, millions and millions of us had no access to health insurance at all," Kimmel said.

"Before 2014, if you were born with congenital heart disease like my son was, there was a good chance you would never be able to get health insurance because you had a pre-existing condition. You were born with a pre-existing condition, and if your parents didn’t have medical insurance, you might not even live long enough to get denied because of a pre-existing condition."

Kimmel’s emotional plea that lawmakers retain protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions also caught the attention of former President Obama, who tweeted about it.