Trump’s NHS Tweet Angers Brits Fearful of U.S.-Style Health Care
- Protests are in favor of universal health care, not against
- NHS funding is perennial hot-button election issue in U.K.
A demonstration against the Conservative government's health policy in London on Feb. 3.
Photographer: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images
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U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted Monday that weekend protests in London about Britain’s National Health Service show the U.S. system is better.
Britons begged to differ. Their publicly funded health system, where treatments are free at the point of delivery, is a much-loved institution that’s always near the top of voter priorities. The main complaint: The NHS is becoming too American.