President Trump on Tuesday suggested that the National Health Service should be "on the table" during a post-Brexit trade deal with the United Kingdom.
"I think everything with the trade deal is on the table," Trump said during a press conference with Prime Minister Theresa May. "...So NHS or anything else, or a lot more than that. But everything will be on the table, absolutely."
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