President Trump vowed to veto Sen. Bernie Sanders' bill to create a government-run healthcare system if it passed the House and Senate.

"Bernie Sanders is pushing hard for a single payer healthcare plan - a curse on the U.S. & its people..." Trump tweeted Thursday afternoon "...I told Republicans to approve healthcare fast or this would happen. But don't worry, I will veto because I love our country & its people."

Bernie Sanders is pushing hard for a single payer healthcare plan - a curse on the U.S. & its people... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 14, 2017

The Vermont Independent introduced the bill Wednesday with the backing of 17 Democratic senators, including potential presidential hopefuls Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Kamala Harris of California, Cory Booker of New Jersey, and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.

Sanders did not take questions from reporters about the bill at a press conference Wednesday, but criticized the current healthcare system as one that has allowed "insurance companies and drug companies to make billions of dollars in profits and make industry CEOs extremely wealthy."Sanders

Sanders did not elaborate on how his healthcare bill would be funded.

In a tweet following Trump's tweet, Sanders slammed the idea that single-payer healthcare is a curse.

"No Mr. President, providing health care to every man, woman and child as a right is not a curse, it's exactly what we should be doing," he said.