President Obama’s “Foolish” Pledge to the American People Receives FOUR Pinocchios from Washington Post

Today, the Washington Post addressed President Obama’s now infamous “if you like your plan, you can keep it” claim – and their analysis was less than kind.

After reviewing the claim and addressing the President’s promise that “no one will take away” individual’s current health care plans, the Washington Post struck down the validity and rated this particular claim with FOUR Pinocchios.

That’s right. Four.

Check out their final analysis and overall rating: 

“The administration is defending this pledge with a rather slim reed — that there is nothing in the law that makes insurance companies force people out of plans they were enrolled in before the law passed. That explanation conveniently ignores the regulations written by the administration to implement the law. Moreover, it also ignores the fact that the purpose of the law was to bolster coverage and mandate a robust set of benefits, whether someone wanted to pay for it or not.

The president’s statements were sweeping and unequivocal — and made both before and after the bill became law. The White House now cites technicalities to avoid admitting that he went too far in his repeated pledge, which, after all, is one of the most famous statements of his presidency.

The president’s promise apparently came with a very large caveat: “If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan — if we deem it to be adequate.”