Donald Trump UK NHS Broke Not Working Twitter Reactions

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If there are two things that will unite the British public, it's a disdain for Donald Trump and a love for nationalised healthcare. NHS doctors are therefore thanking the US president for bringing the country together behind the health service after he slammed it on Twitter.

In a tweet this afternoon, Trump criticised the US Democrats for "pushing for universal healthcare while thousands of people are marching in the UK because their [universal] system is going broke and not working."

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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 5, 2018

What a way to offend the entire British population in one fell swoop. Many have pointed out that Trump posted the tweet just minutes after Nigel Farage appeared on Trump's favourite TV show, Fox & Friends, blaming the current NHS crisis on immigration as opposed to underfunding.

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Health professionals, politicians, academics, journalists and members of the public quickly took to Twitter to defend the NHS. Health secretary Jeremy Hunt, who many have blamed for the service's current struggles, said he was "proud" of our system of universal health coverage. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable also rallied behind it, saying Trump had got his facts wrong.

I may disagree with claims made on that march but not ONE of them wants to live in a system where 28m people have no cover. 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 https://t.co/YJsKBAHsw7
— Jeremy Hunt (@Jeremy_Hunt) February 5, 2018

Wrong. People were marching because we love our NHS and hate what the Tories are doing to it. Healthcare is a human right. https://t.co/Pmo2xYSqZh
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) February 5, 2018

Dear @realDonaldTrump,
Your interest in our treasured NHS is noted - I’m sure, as ever, you are on top of the detail.
On the offchance you’re not, pls read this @libdems report, published today, To find out how to fund a universal healthcare system. https://t.co/gjbELmqg4c
— Vince Cable (@vincecable) February 5, 2018

Many others – even the president's best pal Piers Morgan – also said he had crossed the line by insulting the NHS. "Our NHS is a wonderful, albeit imperfect, health system – and the envy of the world," Morgan tweeted, while the US healthcare system was "a sick joke & the envy of no-one".

People are so proud of the NHS in the UK that it starred alongside James Bond in the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony. Imagine an American Olympics trying to highlight our health care system when the biggest cause of personal bankruptcy in the US is medical debt. https://t.co/Qjcx4N2owz
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) February 5, 2018

Donald Trump says the NHS is broken, & thousands march about it in the streets. But they were marching because they want to keep it as it is. Fake news. Sad.
— John Simpson (@JohnSimpsonNews) February 5, 2018

The moment I saw the original tweet on the NHS - which Trump knows nothing about - I knew he had to have seen something on Fox and Friends - which he had praised in another tweet this morning. So predictable but still so ludicrous and inexcusable. https://t.co/mC9WEywDPW
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) February 5, 2018

I interviewed an American doctor who received a bill for the resuscitation of her baby who eventually died. The unborn baby hadn't been insured so no cover. I'd prefer the NHS to that Mr Trump.
— Nihal Arthanayake (@TherealNihal) February 5, 2018

Donald Trump claims the NHS is so bad people are on the streets marching against it.

Here's how the US and UK health systems rank against each other. https://t.co/8LbQuAiwcf pic.twitter.com/FbzREUQLw2
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) February 5, 2018

Just days after thousands of demonstrators took to London's streets in a bid to save the NHS, healthcare professionals and campaigners weren't going to take the uninformed criticism lying down, either.

If anything will unite the British public in fighting for our NHS, it is Donald Trump saying its “broke & not working.”

Thanks. #FundOurNHS https://t.co/0It4sJyBr5
— Dr Lauren Gavaghan #NHSLove (@DancingTheMind) February 5, 2018

Donald Trump thinks our NHS is “broke & not working.”

It’s really good of him to highlight the abject failures of the Conservative govt in funding & staffing our NHS.

Who would have thought it.

I do hope he also has a look at his own health system. #FundOurNHS pic.twitter.com/7cF9TZKkLr
— Dr Lauren Gavaghan #NHSLove (@DancingTheMind) February 5, 2018

Donald Trump has just insulted the NHS - saying it ‘isn’t working’. Tell that to the millions of lives it saves every day. RT if you agree he should mind his own business!! pic.twitter.com/Zfs2bxM3k9
— NHS Million (@NHSMillion) February 5, 2018

Mr President, we’re marching to protect it, not privatise it. It’s a concept you may be unfamiliar with. Called democracy. https://t.co/tG9JRVJyyS
— Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) February 5, 2018

Many others were even more to-the-point.

every day I am reminded why I did this. #TRUMP #NHS pic.twitter.com/SivvArw0IY
— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) February 5, 2018

You can f**k right off @realDonaldTrump Nobody in the U.K. gives a s**t what you think. https://t.co/9yz0cISJIf
— SpaceAngelforUK #FBPE #WATON #StopBrexit (@spaceangel1964) February 5, 2018

Piss off. Our NHS us far superior to having to pay to get treatment in the USA. We treat people regardless of whether they have money. You only treat them if they do! Trump another reason he isn’t welcome in the UK. https://t.co/skWlsvTp6c
— Glynis Elliott (@Chiclanagirl) February 5, 2018

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