President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he doesn’t want to extend expiring subsidies under Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act, delivering a major blow to prospects of averting sharp premium hikes next year.

“I’d rather not. Somebody said I want to extend them for two years. I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One en route to Florida when he was asked whether he plans to extend the funds.

The White House has refrained from offering a detailed health care plan as up to 22 million people are expected to face higher costs starting in January because of the lapse of ACA funds passed in 2021 and designed to cap premiums.

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