Oh no! Trump thinks single payer works elsewhere—BUT THAT IT WON’T WORK IN THE US! We’re doomed!
Part of the process of vetting a Presidential candidate is not just understanding the candidate’s specific positions on specific issues, but understanding how the candidate thinks, both about specific issues and generally.
Here, Trump has made two statements - first, that single payer health care works elsewhere, and second, that it wouldn’t work here. The first statement is dead wrong. The second is logically inconsistent, and reflects a poor understanding of health care economics. Considering that Trump has spoken at length about repealing Obamacare, and has discussed replacing it with his own plan, I think vetting Trump’s understanding of health care is important.