Watch Replay: Sean Spicer Insists GOP Health Care Bill Will Cover Pre-Existing Conditions

WASHINGTON, DC — White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer delivered a briefing for reporters Wednesday afternoon, discussing recent comments by Hillary Clinton, the American Health Care Act and the border wall.

Asked about Clinton's recent claim, when she indicated that she would have won had the election had been held in October, Spicer said, "It's somewhat sad" that we're still talking about the election. Trump himself recently passed out copies of the electoral map showing his victory to reporters from Reuters. (For more information on this and other political stories, subscribe to the White House Patch for daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Spicer said that the newest version of the AHCA will help cover most people with pre-existing conditions and that more and more members of Congress are coming on board to vote for the bill. Commenting on Jimmy Kimmel's recent viral video, which recounted the health issues his newborn recently faced and pleaded with politicians to protect people with pre-existing conditions, Spicer said the administration shared those goals. He also continued to insist Obamacare is failing on its own.

He wouldn't comment on when the vote will occur, just that the House will pass the bill when it has enough support from Republican members.

Despite his initial hedging on how many people in the country would have their pre-existing conditions covered, Spicer later said that the everyone who has their conditions covered under Obamacare would have it covered under the American Health Care Act. He said Trump "has kept to true to his word that pre-existing conditions are covered." However, language in the current form of the bill will let states opt out of requiring insurers to cover a basic level of care for a reasonable price.

Spicer also displayed pictures of border walls and fences, arguing that Trump is helping protect the country by replacing damaged parts of the border fences with new construction. In back-and-forths with a few journalists, they quibbled about whether the new structures being built were actually "walls."

Asked why Trump thinks he can pass the funding to construct a border wall in September, given that he'll still need at least eight Senate Democrats to vote for a spending bill, Spicer did not give much of an answer; he simply said the spending bill would reflect the president and the Republicans' priorities.

Watch a replay of the briefing below.

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