Trump failed in his efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but took numerous actions that hindered the functioning of the ACA, as well as sought to have the courts rule the entirety of the ACA unconstitutional. Despite pledges made as a candidate, President Trump sought substantial spending cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security Disability Insurance. Trump won 304 electoral votes compared to Clinton's 227, though Clinton won a plurality of the popular vote, receiving nearly 2.9 million more votes than Trump. Trump thus became the fifth person to win the presidency while losing the popular vote. A group named 'Originalists Against Trump' declared in October 2016, 'Trump's long record of statements and conduct have shown him indifferent or hostile to the Constitution's basic features. 'As the Trump presidency unfolded, numerous prominent conservative Republicans expressed similar concerns that Trump's perceived disregard for the rule of law betrayed conservative principles.
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227,