Trump falsely claims UK universal healthcare system is 'going broke and not working'

On Feb. 5, 2018, President Trump tweeted that thousands of people were marching in the UK because their universal health system is 'going broke and not working,' and argued Democrats want to impose similar care in America. In fact, the London demonstrators marched on Feb. 3 in support of the National Health Service, demanding more government funding and opposing austerity cuts; the rally was organized as 'NHS in crisis: Fix it now' by the People's Assembly and Health Campaigns Together. Fact-checkers rated the claim Mostly False. UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and NHS England chief Simon Stevens publicly rebutted Trump, saying marchers supported universal coverage and did not want to replace the NHS.

“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!” Quote verified against source