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May 5, 2017

President Trump Praises Australia's Universal Healthcare System
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President Trump arrived at his meeting with Prime Minister Turnbull more
than three hours late, after Trump lingered in Washington to celebrate
the House's passage of healthcare legislation. At a joint appearance,
Trump praised Australia's healthcare system.

President Donald Trump: "We have a failing healthcare-I shouldn't say
this to our great gentleman and my friend from Australia, because you
have better healthcare than we do."

Australia has "universal healthcare," with a government-run healthcare
system known as Medicare, which is funded in part by a tax on wealthy
Australians.


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