Sorry to disappoint you... Moment woman Republican started cheering when she thought healthcare law was repealed

Republican Congresswoman Jean Schmidt couldn't contain her elation when she heard the Supreme Court had struck down Obamacare on Thursday, clearly from someone watching CNN or Fox News.

The two TV news networks misreported the long-awaited ruling on the Affordable Care Act, claiming the law had been repealed when it had actually been upheld.



But before the truth emerged, a passerby snapped Ms Schmidt's conservative joy, which manifested itself in ear-splitting screeches, impassioned cries and air punches.

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Joy: Republican Congresswoman Jean Schmidt, pictured, shrieks with joy when she is wrongly told the law was struck down Overcome: The staunch Conservative doubles over whilst clutching her forehead and screaming 'Yes! Yes!' before the truth emerged

'Yes! Yes!' she shrieks in a manner reminiscent of Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally. 'Thank God! No, they struck down the individual mandate. They took it away.'

Then she adds a final, enthusiastic 'Yes!'

Ms Schmidt was standing outside the Supreme Court as the incorrect reports started to come out.



Pray: Republican Jean Schmidt, pictured, is vehemently opposed to Mr Obama's law

She is delivered the false outcome over the phone, while pacing up and down clutching her forehead, excitedly.

But sadly for her, the triumph was short-lived, as word soon spread that the judges had in fact given President Barack Obama's law the thumbs up.



Ms Schmidt, however, wasn't the only one who was fooled by the broadcaster's bungles.



Confused: Even President Obama, pictured, initially thought he had lost the healthcare vote because he was watching CNN

President Obama himself initially thought he had lost the healthcare vote because he was watching CNN.

The news channels wrongly reported that the individual mandate - the key part of the law - had been killed off.



The President had been watching on a TV in the White House and appeared calm as he tried to absorb the grim news about his signature piece of legislation.



But moments later White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler came in giving the thumbs up - because she had her facts straight.

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