Donald Trump presidency poses major 'threat to public health', warn dozens of medical officials
A group of ’48 individuals’ led by the former president of the American Medical Association drafted a statement warning that a second Donald Trump presidency poses a “threat to public health.”
Dr. Andrew Gurman, along with six other former AMA presidents, a former U.S. surgeon general, four former acting surgeons general, a number of other former deputy and assistant surgeons general, and former representatives of the American College of Physicians, warned that the potential Trump administration is likely to restrict healthcare access.
“If he is elected president, Donald Trump will make our fears a reality,” the group wrote. “The price of healthcare for American families … would skyrocket, while millions would lose access to healthcare altogether.”
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Dr. Andrew Gurman
“While his specific policies are at best ambiguous, his track record and his words make clear the damage he would do,” the group added.
Donald Trump has repeatedly voiced his desire to kill the Affordable Care Act and attempted to dismantle it during his first presidency but was given a very dramatic and deciding ‘thumbs down’ by John McCain, who had the final vote.
“We therefore encourage anyone concerned about the price, availability and safety of healthcare to keep Mr. Trump out of the White House.” Gurman told Fox News Digital that he signed the letter because “returning Mr. Trump to the Oval Office could have real and negative effects on the health of our country.”
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Donald Trump has repeatedly voiced his desire to kill the Affordable Care Act and attempted to dismantle it during his first presidency
“I am concerned that millions might lose access to health care altogether, and that for the rest it might well become much more expensive,” Gurman added. “A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for more expensive, more dangerous and less accessible healthcare.”
“A second Trump presidency would mean the American people would risk getting sicker, going broke, both or worse with soaring prescription drug costs, the elimination of protections for patients with preexisting conditions and wins for Big Pharma at the expense of working families,” Gurman said.
Trump also has expressed the desire to cut funds from the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and eliminate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The latter of the two agencies rubbed him the wrong way during the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s also a part of his plan to roll back hundreds of regulations.
Trump spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, told Fox News Ditigal that the claims were false.
“These claims are outright lies. While President Trump is running to make less expensive healthcare options available for people without eliminating the Affordable Care Act, Joe Biden is destroying Obamacare and the entire healthcare system with his open borders invasion,” said Leavitt.
“It was recently announced that Joe Biden is giving free government healthcare to illegal aliens. Every penny of this will be funded by American citizens, taken out of their paychecks and wallets. It will mean higher taxes, higher premiums, higher deductibles, and longer wait times to see a doctor.”
“And it will mean the border invasion Biden launched will become even larger as the world floods over in search of free government benefits. This is all part of Biden’s war on the working class. Day 1 of a Trump Administration we will seal the border, deport the illegals and cut off their government benefits.”