Trump promotes private Medicare coverage, drawing contrast with Democrats’ health care plans

President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order expanding private Medicare Advantage plans, contrasting his health care vision with Democrats’ calls for a greater government role in health care.

Trump, who made the announcement at an expansive Florida retirement community that leans heavily Republican, set out key themes of his reelection pitch, promising to defend a private insurance system that Democrats have sought to constrain and even eliminate in favor of government-run coverage. And on friendly turf, Trump attempted to position himself as a defender of seniors’ health care, decrying “Medicare for All” as a socialist takeover that would ruin Medicare for seniors.