Péter Takács sparred verbally with the Prime Minister on Facebook, then called one of his commenters a brain-damaged person.

A heated exchange occurred between former health secretary Péter Takács and Prime Minister Péter Magyar on Facebook regarding a salary increase for nurses. Takács threatened to verify if all long-serving nurses received a 67.3% raise, prompting Magyar to mock him about his oversight. The conversation escalated with personal jabs, including Takács's response to a comment about ventilators, which he linked to a past incident involving a father and his child at a hospital. This incident highlighted Takács's controversial responses to public concerns, including a previous exchange where he dismissed a father's complaints about hospital conditions. The tension reflects ongoing frustrations within the healthcare system and political accountability.

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