President of the United States of
America, Donald Trump has attacked Britain’s public healthcare system.
Trump’s comments could likely
call his much-delayed visit to the country into doubt.
Trump tweeted on Monday, “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!”
The President’s tweet came after
thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday in support of
the National Health Service, which is straining under the weight of winter
demand.
NHS staffing levels have been in
crisis for months, an issue made worse by a winter flu outbreak.
Despite its current woes, the
National Health Service (NHS), which was created after World War II, is a
revered institution and Trump’s comments are likely to stoke resentment.
The “special relationship”
between Britain and the United States has shown some signs of strain since
Trump came to office a year ago.
British Prime Minister, Theresa
May was the first foreign leader to visit Trump following his inauguration in
January last year, when she invited him to make a state visit to Britain,
hosted by Queen Elizabeth II.
The trip has been delayed,
however, and Trump recently pulled out of a plan to open the new US embassy in
London, move British officials blamed on threats of mass protests.
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