While Donald Trump spent much of last week slamming U.S. intelligence agencies, Bernie Sanders was rallying people to come out on the streets to defend their health care.
In case you missed it, here's @BernieSanders entire speech at his first rally in Michigan. #Medicare4All #OurFirstStand #SundayMorning pic.twitter.com/JZhfGrwZ1K
— #ForThePeople (@BernieVolunteer) January 15, 2017
As President-elect Donald Trump was whining about a comedy skit, thousands of people rallied across the country to protest the Republican Party’s plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), led by Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The demonstrations come days before Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Jan. 20. He has vowed to overturn and replace President Barack Obama’s signature health care law and Senate Republicans took the first step to dismantle it just last week.
However, under the leadership of Sanders, people have come out in protest to save the law that provides coverage to about 20 million people.
"There are differences of opinion about the Affordable Care Act — some like it, some don't like it,” Sanders told a rally in Warren, Michigan. "But very few Americans believe that we should repeal the ACA without a replacement program to make it better. This is the wealthiest country in the history of the world. It is time we got our national priorities right."
Although President Obama is still in office, Republicans have already started its dismantling process by filing a budget resolution that requires a bare Senate majority.
However, the GOP has not specified exactly which program will be used as a replacement and how.
Here are some images from the rallies held across the country:
Massive crowd in Portland rallying in support of #ACA. Hundreds more outside. Fired up! #OurFirstStand pic.twitter.com/Ofv6JWYlnj
— Colin Gibson (@gibsoncn) January 15, 2017
#OurFirstStand: Thousands rallied for #Medicare4All! These cities did it big:
— RoseAnn DeMoro (@RoseAnnDeMoro) January 16, 2017
Los Angeles CA
San Francisco CA
Sacramento CA
New York NY pic.twitter.com/pO1nEAmOqp
In case anyone ever doubted that people would show up to fight for affordable health care, here are a few thousand on a cold day in January. pic.twitter.com/ck4Bw0xs3c
— Cecile Richards (@CecileRichards) January 15, 2017
YUGE crowd in Portland, Maine at the #Medicare4All rally today. Crowd is chanting "I have a Dream! Universal healthcare!" #OurFirstStand pic.twitter.com/SXKZe8d7av
— NationalNursesUnited (@NationalNurses) January 15, 2017
The ??Light Brigade?? strikes again! Nurses & #healthcare activists line up on Hollywood Blvd to fight for #Medicare4All. #OurFirstStand pic.twitter.com/Xr6yKeTOHr
— RoseAnn DeMoro (@RoseAnnDeMoro) January 16, 2017
Nurses join the ??Light Brigade?? chanting for #SinglePayer, #Medicare4All! Everyone deserves guaranteed #healthcare! #OurFirstStand #1u pic.twitter.com/4IyrZqVSt3
— RoseAnn DeMoro (@RoseAnnDeMoro) January 15, 2017
Let it be known: Health care is a human right #IndianaStateHouse #OurFirstStand #ACA #Indianapolis pic.twitter.com/xzwjF0TUdZ
— Mitchell L H Douglas (@MLHDouglas) January 15, 2017
Packed house at the #ProtectTheACA rally in #Newark NJ this afternoon. #OurFirstStand #ProtectOurCare @CoryBooker pic.twitter.com/kx6HqQsORt
— Meredeth Oliver (@x_girl) January 15, 2017
And this is just the beginning. Donald Trump’s inauguration is expected to be dominated by protests, including DisruptJ20, #Trump420, #InaugurateTheResistance, Women’s March on Washington and We Are Here To Stay, among many others, across the country.
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