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Members of the Trump administration have spoken with family members of terminally ill British baby Charlie Gard. Gard suffers from mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome and was sentenced to die via a European court, AKA a death panel because of a socialized health care system. The Daily Caller reports: Members of President Donald Trump’s administration have spoken with the family of a terminally ill British infant whose parents are seeking medical care in the U.S. White House spokeswoman Helen Ferre said later Monday that “although the President himself has not spoken to the family, he does not want to pressure them...

President Trump on Monday offered to help a critically ill British child who has become a flashpoint in the U.K. debate over whether the government should have a say in individual matters pertaining to life and death. Trump tweeted his support for Charlie Gard, a 10-month old infant on life support due to complications from a mitochondrial disease. The controversy around Gard has engulfed the Vatican, which infuriated some on the right by not siding entirely with the parents who want to seek experimental medication in the U.S. or bring their child home to die. “If we can help little...

DONALD Trump has waded into the fight to save Charlie Gard and offered to help the stricken baby. A British court has ruled that little Charlie – suffering with mitochondrial depletion syndrome – should have his life support machine switched off. But the billionaire US President has joined the battle to help the ten-month-old undergo an experimental treatment in America. He wrote: “If we can help little #CharlieGard, as per our friends in the U.K. and the Pope, we would be delighted to do so.” Trump’s words come just one day after Pope Francis added his voice to calls for...