Nikki Haley, the former ambassador to the United Nations, thought she’d weigh in on a topic she knows next to nothing about and wound up being absolutely humiliated when her ignorance was exposed for the entire internet to see.
It all began when Haley decided she’s respond to a tweet from Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who posted this:
In the United States it costs, on average, $12,000 to have a baby.
In Finland it costs $60.
We’ve got to end the disgrace of our profit-driven health care system and pass Medicare for all.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 6, 2019
Haley couldn’t resist, so she responded to the tweet from Senator Sanders:
Alright @BernieSanders, you’re not the woman having the baby so I wouldn’t be out there talking about skimping on a woman when it comes to childbirth. Trust me! Nice try though. https://t.co/LlmLmqdbNk
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) March 20, 2019
Health care costs are too high that is true but comparing us to Finland is ridiculous. Ask them how their health care is. You won’t like their answer.
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) March 20, 2019
Haley wants to compare the U.S. health care system to Finland’s? That’s not a good idea, as Finland’s UN Ambassador Kai Sauer quickly noted:
1/4 Here some facts: Finland has a high performing health system, with remarkable good quality in both primary and hospital care. The country also achieves good health status at relatively low level of health spending (OECD).
— Kai Sauer (@sauerka) March 21, 2019
2/4 Finland has the world’s third lowest infant mortality rate
(UN, SDG Indicators).Maternal mortality is the lowest in the world in Finland.
(WHO)— Kai Sauer (@sauerka) March 21, 2019
3/4 Finland has the second lowest total mortality from cancer in EU countries (OECD).
— Kai Sauer (@sauerka) March 21, 2019
4/4 Apologies for the delayed reply, but we were out celebrating our rank as the happiest country of the world. https://t.co/rL7eMNQuDz
— Kai Sauer (@sauerka) March 21, 2019
Then others piled on:
Life expectancy in Finland: 81.4 yrs. US: 78.7 and *falling* (sic). Finland maternal death rate: 3/100k live births. US: 26/100k. Upshot: @NikkiHaley doesn’t know jack about health care, in either Finland or US. https://t.co/4ExMQJZZjA
— Christopher Sprigman (@CJSprigman) March 21, 2019
Why not just tweet “I am uninformed and dangerous, but I speak to millions, so take seriously what I say”?
— Evan Handler (@EvanHandler) March 21, 2019
Finland has one of the lowest maternal mortality rates in the world, while the US… doesn’t.
Imagine being as dumb as Nikki Haley thinks you are.https://t.co/YpXrc4VgPB
— Devin Nunes’ Duck (@DucksForDuckGod) March 21, 2019
Much like the man she once worked for, Nikki Haley needs to delete her Twitter account and read a book from time to time.
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