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Trump used socialised medicine for Coronavirus.

President Donald Trump was admitted to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, which is a government-funded, government-run hospital.

President Donald Trump was admitted to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, which is a government-funded, government-run hospital.After contracting Covid-19, U.S. President Donald Trump was admitted to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he received treatment. Sen. Bernie Sanders, on Oct. 6, 2020 mocked Trump for taking advantage of “socialized medicine” while getting treated for the coronavirus at the hospital. The Columbia Encyclopedia defines socialized medicine as “a system of health care delivery in which care is provided as a state-supported service.”

Walter Reed is a a military hospital, which means it is a government-funded, government-run hospital. Throughout the 2020 campaign, Trump has repeatedly warned that Democrats and Sanders would force the country to turn to “socialized medicine,” with the government running the health care system. On July 31, a spokesperson for Trump told Forbes that he’s “never supported socialized medicine” but is for “a universal ‘market-based’ plan that would offer a range of choices.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a lot of potentially dangerous misinformation. For reliable advice on COVID-19 including symptoms, prevention and available treatment, please refer to the World Health Organisation or your national healthcare authority.

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