"Remember, ObamaCare is dead," President Donald Trump tweeted. | Getty Trump tweets support for Senate Obamacare repeal bill

President Donald Trump said he was “very supportive” of the Obamacare repeal bill unveiled by Senate Republicans on Thursday.

“I am very supportive of the Senate #HealthcareBill. Look forward to making it really special! Remember, ObamaCare is dead,” he tweeted Thursday night.


Earlier in the day, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders didn’t offer a full White House endorsement of the plan. Pressed on whether the president would publicly support the bill, Sanders painted the bill as a work in progress, saying Trump “wants to bring the stakeholders to the table” and “have those conversations,” adding, “we’ll get back to you.”

Hours before Sanders’ remarks, when asked by reporters what he thought of the Senate draft, Trump said “it’s going to be very good.”

“Obamacare is dead, and we’re putting a plan out today that is going to be negotiated,” he added.

The White House previously made overtures to senators seeking support for the bill and weighed in on the drafting process but had yet to give a full-throated public endorsement of the Senate GOP’s plan.