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| President Trump: NHS 'going broke and not working' | President Trump: NHS 'going broke and not working' |
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| US President Donald Trump has claimed the NHS is "going broke and not working" as he targeted rival Democrats pushing for a universal health system. | US President Donald Trump has claimed the NHS is "going broke and not working" as he targeted rival Democrats pushing for a universal health system. |
| In his tweet he also said "thousands of people are marching" about it. | In his tweet he also said "thousands of people are marching" about it. |
| This was believed to be a reference to a "Save the NHS" march on Downing Street on Saturday demanding more funding for the health service. | This was believed to be a reference to a "Save the NHS" march on Downing Street on Saturday demanding more funding for the health service. |
| President Trump said: "Dems want to greatly raise taxes for really bad and non-personal medical care." | President Trump said: "Dems want to greatly raise taxes for really bad and non-personal medical care." |
| His tweets came after ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage appeared on Fox And Friends, one of the president's favourite shows, talking about the weekend march. | |
| The UK's Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt hit back on social media, saying that while he "disagreed with claims made on that march" no-one wanted "to live in a system where 28m people have no cover". | |
| He added: "NHS may have challenges but I'm proud to be from the country that invented universal coverage - where all get care no matter the size of their bank balance." |