Sen. Bernie SandersBernie Sanders2020 Democrats react to ‘send her back’ chants at Trump rally Cardi B posts message of support for Ilhan Omar #IStandWithIlhan trends after crowd at Trump rally chants ‘send her back’ MORE (I-Vt.) says that former Vice President Joe BidenJoe Biden2020 Democrats react to ‘send her back’ chants at Trump rally Can Biden’s canceled cancer initiative be salvaged? Biden’s health care gaffe shows he’s not ready for prime time MORE “is sounding like Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpAmash responds to ‘Send her back’ chants at Trump rally: ‘This is how history’s worst episodes begin’ McConnell: Trump ‘on to something’ with attacks on Dem congresswomen Trump blasts ‘corrupt’ Puerto Rico’s leaders amid political crisis MORE” on health care, escalating the battle between the 2020 presidential rivals.
“I am disappointed, I have to say, in Joe, who is a friend of mine, really distorting what Medicare for All is about,” Sanders told The New York Times in an interview on Wednesday. “And unfortunately, he is sounding like Donald Trump. He is sounding like the health care industry in that regard.”
Asked to respond, Biden spokesman Andrew Bates said: “Joe Biden was instrumental to making Affordable Care Act and its hard-won benefits a reality for millions of Americans. He disagrees with any Republican, Democrat, or Independent who wants to dismantle the ACA at a time when we should be protecting and building on it.”
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Sanders has been championing “Medicare for All,” while Biden has pushed for the smaller step of creating a government-run “public option” for ObamaCare.
Biden has criticized Medicare for All, saying it would mean getting rid of ObamaCare and abolishing the current Medicare program, a line of attack also used by Republicans.
“I’m surprised that so many Democrats are running on getting rid of [ObamaCare],” Biden said earlier this week.
The fight between Sanders and Biden on health care reflects a larger divide in the Democratic Party on whether to push for full-scale government-run insurance for everyone, largely abolishing private insurance, or to advocate a somewhat smaller idea to give people the option of buying government-run insurance.
Fellow 2020 candidates Sens. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi Harris2020 Democrats react to ‘send her back’ chants at Trump rally Biden’s health care gaffe shows he’s not ready for prime time The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump seizes House impeachment vote to rally GOP MORE (D-Calif.) and Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann WarrenNew CDC overdose estimates are nothing to celebrate 2020 Democrats react to ‘send her back’ chants at Trump rally Democratic Houston councilwoman announces Senate bid MORE (D-Mass.) have backed Medicare for All, aligning more with Sanders than with Biden.