In the conclusion of the op-ed’s healthcare segment, Trump denounced “Medicare-for-All” as “an extreme, anti-senior, anti-choice and anti-consumer proposal for government-run healthcare.”
At this time, “Medicare-for-All” is a fairly popular proposal amongst Democrats. It has garnered support from 15 Senate Democrats and 123 House Democrats.
Republicans, Democrats, and Views on Healthcare
Many Democrats and progressives have pushed back against claims that “Medicare-for-All” would harm senior citizens. Following suit, Sen. Bernie Sanders fired back against President Trump’s claims. Sanders authored a USA Today opinion piece which slammed the president’s “propensity to lie about almost everything.”
Sanders then followed up by stating that Medicare-for-All will “expand benefits” for senior citizens. The Vermont senator moreover maintained that Trump “grossly distorted” what socialized healthcare truly stands for.
While Democrats aim to expand healthcare for all citizens, Republicans have expressed concerns that the quality of said healthcare will significantly decline. Like the president, right-leaning Americans have noted instances of longer waiting periods and loss of employment for healthcare professionals. However, left-wingers do not appear to view the aforementioned instances as problems associated with socialized healthcare.
