As Twitchy reported Wednesday, USA Today printed an op-ed by President Trump claiming that Democrats want to outlaw private health care plans and take away Americans’ freedom to choose their own health plans.
CNN’s Jim Acosta was appalled at what he read:
This column may break the record for the number of falsehoods from a President ever published in a newspaper op-Ed. Just this tweet alone is false – “outlaw private health care plans” and “letting anyone cross our border” Huh? Fact check: false and false. Come on USA Today. https://t.co/1SPKMztmJL
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 10, 2018
The Washington Examiner’s Philip Klein hit Acosta with a quick fact-check yesterday, but now that he’s had a minute, he’s published a much more detailed takedown of Acosta’s tweet.
A detailed response to @Acosta : Trump was right — Here's how Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare for all' proposal would outlaw private healthcare plans https://t.co/6KCrMASXMI
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) October 11, 2018
Despite what @Acosta claimed,
Sanders plan:
1) Enrolls all in gov plan at birth
2) Eliminates existing private plans for 180 million ppl w/in 4 years
3) Bars insurers from offering coverage that conflicts w/ gov plan https://t.co/6KCrMASXMI— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) October 11, 2018
Now, here we have one of those instances in which a tweet from USA Today is using shorthand for something that’s described in more detail in the article. The op-ed says, “It is right there in their proposed legislation: Democrats outlaw private health plans that offer the same benefits as the government plan.” This is, in fact, 100 percent accurate.
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It’s crystal clear the bill would eliminate every existing private insurance policy within four years, which would mean about 180 million individuals would have to give up the insurance they currently purchase on their own or through their employers.
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Klein breaks down Sen. Bernie Sanders’ bill — cosponsored by 2020 hopefuls Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Cory Booker, and Kamala Harris — in detail by section in case there was any doubt. What does Acosta think the Democrats have been pushing for for so long? Did he really think Obamacare was where it ended?
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'Such a tool': Jim Acosta tries to 'fact check' Trump — and you won't believe what happens next! https://t.co/zP9XGOnA3F
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 10, 2018
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