President Trump tweeted Thursday evening that he is "very supportive" of the Senate healthcare bill that repeals and replaces key ObamaCare provisions, while reaffirming his willingness to “negotiate.”

"I am very supportive of the Senate healthcare bill. Look forward to making it really special! Remember, ObamaCare is dead," Trump tweeted, reaffirming comments from earlier Thursday that the bill will be negotiated.

I am very supportive of the Senate #HealthcareBill. Look forward to making it really special! Remember, ObamaCare is dead. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2017

The president did not offer a direct endorsement of the bill in his first remarks on the draft, saying just that he hoped Republican leaders in the upper chamber would pass a healthcare plan “with heart.”

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“ObamaCare is dead and we're putting a plan out today that is going to be negotiated,” Trump said at a White House technology event earlier in the day. “We will hopefully get something done, and it will be something with heart and very meaningful."

Trump added that it needs “a little negotiation, but it’s going to be very good.” His remarks came shortly after Republican leaders released a draft of their ObamaCare repeal-and-replace bill

The 142-page draft was largely written behind closed doors, drawing criticism from some, and it would change certain provisions in ObamaCare, including making deep cuts to Medicaid.

Trump said he hoped Democrats would support the healthcare bill, but saying that they likely won't because they are "obstructionists."

“We'd love to have some Democrats' support, but they're obstructionists,” Trump said.

The bill is expected to get a floor vote sometime next week.