Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed proposes 'Trumpcare for All', here's why Abdul El-Sayed offers Trump a chance to put his name on health care plan

Could President Donald Trump put his name on a health care plan long associated with progressive Democrats? Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed says he would be willing to make that happen if it helped bring universal health coverage to Americans. The Michigan Democrat has made Medicare for All a central part of his campaign. Now, he is suggesting that even the programme's name could change if it meant getting the proposal through Congress. The inputs are taken from the New York Post.

A name change if it gets the deal done

El-Sayed put the idea directly to Trump during an appearance on CNN's The Source, hosted by Kaitlan Collins. Rather than asking the president to embrace the proposal under its existing name, he offered him a chance to put his own name on it.


“Donald, if you’re watching, we can put your name on it,” the Michigan Democrat said Tuesday.

“I know you like to put your name on stuff. You can finally meet the unmet promise in America to guarantee everybody health care. So it’s on the table if you want to do it.” Collins wanted to know whether the offer was genuine. El-Sayed said there was no joke behind it.

“I’m absolutely serious,” he replied. “I don’t care what it’s called. I want people to have health care in this country.”

Under the proposal, Americans would receive coverage from cradle to grave, without having to pay premiums, copays or deductibles. El-Sayed says securing that kind of system matters more to him than what it is called.

The proposal faces a president who opposed Obamacare

El-Sayed had already floated the same idea in a conversation with Zeteo founder Mehdi Hasan last week. He said he would be happy to use the name “Trumpcare for All” if that persuaded the president to sign the legislation. “I think that would be a win,” El-Sayed said. “So if he wants to call it Trumpcare, I’m game.”

The suggestion is notable given Trump's record on health care. He has repeatedly opposed the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and tried to repeal it.

In 2017, Senate Republicans came close to removing important parts of the law. Their effort collapsed when the late Sen. John McCain of Arizona joined two other Republicans to reject the so-called “skinny repeal” in a 49-51 vote. Trump has since spoken about replacing Obamacare but has not offered a detailed plan.

El-Sayed, a former public health official, says tackling medical debt and expanding government-funded coverage will be central to his work in the Senate. He believes Democrats' midterm victories have given them a mandate to pursue major changes.

“I’ve been working on this question for my entire career,” he said. “I bet if the president came out and said, ‘You know, I’m gonna sign this if you call it Trumpcare for All,’ I think we might be able to do it,” he said.