“Donald, if you’re watching, we’ll put your name on it. You get to be the American president who finally guaranteed health care for every single American.”

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senator-elect from Michigan who ran on a progressive platform with Medicare for All at its center, said Friday that he doesn’t care what the policy is called so long as it passes, even during Donald Trump’s lame duck term, which will begin in January.

Appearing on Zeteo with editor-in-chief Mehdi Hasan, El-Sayed was asked if he agreed with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who a night earlier pronounced that he wasn’t so sure that if Democratic majorities in the US House and Senate passed a Medicare for All Bill that Trump wouldn’t sign it.

“If he wants to pass Trumpcare-for-All, I’m ok with it. He seems to like to put his name on things,” said El-Sayed.

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[–] 12 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I've heard others talk like this. There's hope that Trump is so desperate to save some portion of his legacy, that he'll sign whatever the Dems send him, so he can take credit.

But there's something else that matters more: Prison. He can sign all sorts of great legislation, but he's STILL going to prison, and THAT'S what he'll be remembered for most.

Besides, he has PeeWee Himmler acting as his Wormtail, whispering poison into the demented king's ear. He'll never allow Trump to sign healthcare regulation that would save thousands of lives, especially those who can't afford healthcare.

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