Trump blasts Democrats for pushing universal healthcare, which he calls 'really bad'
- President Donald Trump blasted the Democrats on Twitter on Monday morning for supporting universal healthcare, which he characterized as "really bad."
- The UK has seen large demonstrations urging the government to better fund the NHS, its healthcare system.
- Despite the flaws in the NHS, UK citizens are more satisfied with it than US citizens are with their healthcare, and support for universal healthcare in the US has grown.
President Donald Trump blasted the Democrats on Twitter on Monday morning for supporting universal healthcare, which he characterized as "really bad."
"The Democrats are pushing for Universal HealthCare while thousands of people are marching in the UK because their U system is going broke and not working. Dems want to greatly raise taxes for really bad and non-personal medical care. No thanks!" Trump tweeted.
Trump referred to a large protest where thousands in the UK gathered outside of the Prime Minister's home to demand more funding for the National Health Service, which cares for all in the UK and relies on the government as its single payer.
While many in the UK would agree that the NHS is "broke and not working," as Trump says, and experts recently found it would need additional billions to better serve the UK, healthcare in the UK consistently ranks above the US, and costs citizens considerably less.
Additionally, public support for universal healthcare has grown, and stands at its highest level in more than a decade, polling indicates.