Dan Riffe, “policy guy” for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, told old people that a future public healthcare option will not pay for things like hip replacements. Here’s a screenshot because for some odd reason he deleted it:

He did take it back, but proposed instead that the government limit other types of surgeries for the elderly:

I take it back. We'll do the hip replacements. Many reconstructive surgeries are medically ill-advised for folks past a certain age b/c recovery is too difficult, but apparently that's not the case with this particular one. https://t.co/Wtyxnf0FLQ I do policy, not orthopedics. — Every Billionaire Is A Policy Failure (@DanRiffle) February 12, 2019

We look forward to the debate on what medical procedures will and will not be covered by this plan:

Finally, what happened to American exceptionalism? Just b/c other countries haven't built a system w/o copays or deductibles doesn’t mean we can’t. Again, we cannot and should not cover every conceivable treatment or service, but “nobody’s perfect” is a cop-out. Let's be better! — Every Billionaire Is A Policy Failure (@DanRiffle) February 12, 2019

You know, we’re starting to think that maybe AOC’s staff isn’t quite ready for prime time.

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Oh, man . . . people are already comparing @AOC's Green New Deal to THIS and it's PERFECT https://t.co/8atEEREONA — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 7, 2019

ICYMI==> No big deal, just The Atlantic's Jemele Hill joking that @AOC should help kill President Trump https://t.co/WSYmZxT0Ax — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 6, 2019

No big deal, just The Atlantic's Jemele Hill joking that @AOC should help kill President Trump https://t.co/WSYmZxT0Ax — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 6, 2019