Bernie Sanders says 'thousands will literally die' if Donald Trump scraps Affordable Care Act
Bernie Sanders has claimed thousands of people could die if Donald Trump is successful in scrapping Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.
Mr Sanders, 77, who is leading the polls of Democratic presidential candidates who have formally declared they are running, said the move by the government would have a disastrous affect of the cost of health insurance for people. Speaking to CBS News, he added: “My plan is just a little bit different. I think we should join the result of the industrialised world, guarantee health care to all people as a right.”
It has emerged as one of the key planks of many of those seeking the Democratic nomination, and is supported by progressive Democrats such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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