President Barack Obama waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, to meet with House and Senate Democratic leaders. Walking behind him is, Rep. Federica Wilson, D-Fla., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y., and Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-NY. Obama is at the Capitol to give congressional Democrats advice on how to combat the Republican drive to dismantle his health care overhaul. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

(CNSNews.com) - President-elect Donald Trump is reminding Republicans that Democrats "own the failed ObamaCare disaster" and should not "let the Schumer clowns out of this web."

In three tweets on Wednesday morning, Trump said: "Republicans must be careful in that the Dems own the failed ObamaCare disaster, with its poor coverage and massive premium increases......like the 116% hike in Arizona. Also, deductibles are so high that it is practically useless. Don't let the Schumer clowns out of this web...massive increases of ObamaCare will take place this year and Dems are to blame for the mess. It will fall of its own weight - be careful!"



As Trump tweeted, President Barack Obama was on his way to Capitol Hill to discuss ways of salvaging his signature legislation with congressional Democrats.



"The more the people understand what's included in the Affordable Care Act and how they benefit from it, the more popular the program is, and the harder it is for Republicans to have political support for tearing it down," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters Tuesday.



Following their meetings with Obama, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer planned to hold a news conference Wednesday to blast Republican repeal efforts.



In a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, Schumer noted that Trump has supported some parts of the Affordable Care Act: "We will hold him accountable for that," Schumer said.

"The ACA extended affordable health care to 30 million Americans. We ask the President-elect, if you repeal the ACA, what are you going to do to protect them? How will you ensure the kid right out of college can stay on their parent's plan; that the mother with a child who has a pre-existing condition can get health care for her child; that women everywhere are not charged more for their care just because they're a woman?



"It's not acceptable to repeal the law, throw our health care system into chaos, and then leave the hard work for another day. What is your plan to make sure all Americans can get affordable health care?" Schumer asked.



On Tuesday night, Schumer told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow that when it comes to Obamacare, Republicans "are like the dog that caught the bus. They don't know what to do with it."



He said Republicans have nothing to replace Obamacare with.



Vice President-elect Mike Pence also went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with Republican lawmakers as they set the groundwork for finally repealing Obamacare and eventually replacing it. Details of the replacement plan are up in the air.