President Trump appears to briefly forget to sign executive order to undo parts of Obamacare
President Trump had to be ushered back to sign his executive order peeling back parts of Obamacare, which he’s spent years bashing.
The commander-in-chief began strolling out of the White House’s Roosevelt Room after delivering a full-throated rebuke of the Affordable Care Act.
“Thank you everybody,” the President said to applause as he b-lined for the door. Meanwhile, the executive order sat across the room — without Trump’s signature.
That’s when Vice President Pence is heard telling his boss, “Mr. President, you need to sign it.”
A White House reported for France 24 tweeted this was the third time the President has left without signing an executive order.
The President was then seen catching himself, turning around and headed toward the desk.
“I’m only signing it cause it costs nothing,” Trump quipped in a bid to make light of the situation.
He wasn’t the only one who made light of the situation.
Uh, oh.
Paw-paw forgot to sign another exec. order.
His adult-sitter, Pence, had to remind him.pic.twitter.com/eFa61bG7qF
h/t @MaverickofKain— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) October 12, 2017
That’s the third time Trump was going to leave an executive order announcement without actually signing it. This time, he returned.
— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) October 12, 2017
#Trump holds conference to sign executive order, goes to leave room before actually signing it.. #Dohpic.twitter.com/0o2kAvjsbL
— KC (@SwissKev) October 12, 2017
Watching Trump talk executive order ...Pence had to legit grab him to remind him that he actually had to sign it before leaving ... Man.
— Ryan Sesler (@ryansesler) October 12, 2017
Social media went abuzz with the hashtags “#Doh” and “#DonnyDayCare.”
“Uh, oh. Paw-paw forgot to sign another exec. order.His adult-sitter, Pence, had to remind him,” tweeted Trump critic Holly O’Reilly.
Click through to see images of Trump and Paul at the order signing:
