'Well done'! Vox's attempt to prove Trump's 'misleading' on health care bill backfires

Wherein Vox is confused by the definition of up. https://t.co/w60XOjqa6T

— Doug (@dougGoldammer) June 29, 2017

In an effort to show how the Republican health care bill wouldn’t still increase Medicaid spending as GOPers are claiming, Vox came through with this rebuttal GIF to a tweet from President Trump:

We fixed Donald Trump’s misleading chart that claims Republicans are increasing Medicaid funding https://t.co/0ETIdAkb06 pic.twitter.com/TcWCzy6rEv

— Vox (@voxdotcom) June 29, 2017

And…?

Your chart shows Republicans increasing Medicaid funding. https://t.co/0AjTsLiOy9

— J.G. Petruna (@jgpetruna) June 29, 2017

https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/880403686609920000

So it is increasing spending? How is that claim misleading then?

— Eli (@NotAmishEli) June 29, 2017

Way to go, Vox.

Surprised to see @voxdotcom come to @realDonaldTrump's defense here, proving there are no Medicaid cuts in the GOP plan. #HealthcareBill https://t.co/liZpOKhrA0

— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) June 29, 2017

"I wanted to give you a $100 per week raise, but I can only afford to do $50 now."

"PAY CUT!" https://t.co/vImjBVRmhB

— Crusty Gobblestein (@NathanWurtzel) June 29, 2017

https://twitter.com/Muelann/status/880408517252874242

This is the perfect example of what the Left calls a "spending cut" https://t.co/MUz4h2R9nW

— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) June 29, 2017

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That's not a cut. That's growing slower. https://t.co/GMrBqjn3Y4

— S Kutz (@sjkz) June 29, 2017

Psssst. Medicaid spending goes up under both versions.

— Dean Clancy (@DeanClancy) June 29, 2017

The "common sense" idea is that a cut is a cut in current spending, not in spending trajectory. So Trump might win the PR war here. https://t.co/1ovckCtBUy

— Peel (@RHPeel) June 29, 2017

So a chart that actually shows an increase misleads people into thinking it's going up? Put down the crack pipe.

— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) June 29, 2017

News flash: Medicaid spending goes up in either case. https://t.co/0wWV8xxlnj

— Gwen B (@SimonPeter61161) June 29, 2017

That is not a cut, it is still an increase

— Tyler (@TDiP7) June 29, 2017