The audience at a Fox News town hall erupted in cheers and applause when asked by moderator Bret Baier if they would support Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernard (Bernie) SandersSanders town hall audience cheers after Fox News host asks if they'd support 'Medicare for All' Sanders defends against criticism over income, taxes Sanders on whether he's too old to be president: 'Follow me around the campaign trail' MORE's (I-Vt.) "Medicare for All" proposal.
Bret Baier just polled the Bernie Town Hall audience who would be willing to switch to #MedicareForAll.
The question comes a week after Sanders introduced updated Medicare for All legislation in the Senate.
Despite criticism, a number of polls have shown both Democratic and Republican voters support Medicare for All.
Sanders agreed to a Tax Day town hall on the network, moderated by the "Special Report" anchor Baier and "The Story" anchor Martha MacCallum.
In March, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez announced that the network would be barred from hosting any of the party's primary debates.
Democratic presidential candidates are not precluded from appearing on Fox News for interviews or town halls, however. »