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Trump praises Australian universal health care system at meeting with prime minister.

President Donald Trump had kind words for the Australian health care system at a meeting with that country's prime minister Thursday, just hours after Republican members of Congress succeeded in passing their efforts to roll back the Affordable Care Act.

“We have a failing health care -- I shouldn't say this to our great gentleman and my friend from Australia because you have better health care than we do," said Trump.

The remarks were quickly seized upon by progressive critics of the president, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, who have long advocated for a government-run universal health care option, similar to Australia's Medicare system.

"The president has just said it.

That's great.

Let's take a look at the Australian health care system, and let's move," said Sanders shortly afterward in an interview on MSNBC.

"Maybe he wants to take a look at the Canadian health care system or systems throughout Europe.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Let us move to a Medicare-for-all system that does what every other major country does."

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