Vice President JD Vance destroyed the media Thursday for repeating “Democrat talking points” about illegal immigrants being unable to access Medicaid benefits.
Vance had to carefully explain how federal money allows states to provide healthcare to illegal aliens, since the media is obscuring the truth.
Republicans accuse Democrats of demanding free healthcare for illegal immigrants. Democrats insist they’re not trying to give healthcare benefits to noncitizens.
Vance simply pointed to the facts in the language of the current government spending bill.
“Here is how it works… federal dollars go to a Democrat state for healthcare, and since money is fungible, they then move state dollars over to fund illegals, which is made possible by federal dollars filling the gap where state dollars should be going. So functionally federal dollars make funding healthcare for illegals possible,” conservative activist Wade Miller posted on social media.
“On top of that, a lot of this money funds the infrastructure that is then used to provide healthcare benefits to illegals. On top of that, any illegals committing fraud that has gone undetected could qualify for coverage, and how hard are liberal states looking at that problem? Not much at all.”
Vance shared the message with a simple explanation of his own: “Money is fungible” and it’s how the Democrats use the media to spread their lies.
“This is important–money is fungible–and it’s why the Democrat and media lie that health care is not going to illegals is so preposterous,” Vance wrote on X. “Consider, for instance, two state Medicaid programs–Ohio and New York. New York gives Medicaid to illegals and Ohio doesn’t.”
“When the government gives billions of dollars to New York for Medicaid, that frees up state money in New York that can then be spent on illegals,” Vance said.
Vance compared the dynamic to giving money to a “mobster” who promises he won’t spend the money for illicit purposes.
“It’s like if you give a mobster $100 but he PROMISES you he won’t spend the money to buy a gun and commit a crime. Well, he takes the $100 you gave him and buys food, and then takes the money he would have spent on food and uses that money to buy the gun instead. This is what ‘money is fungible’ means,” Vance said.
“Additionally, because medical services are limited in supply, when an illegal accesses health care, it drives up the cost for everyone. So New Yorkers are paying a higher price for medical services, and the federal government is subsidizing those higher prices,” he said.
Vance criticized ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos and CNN’s Jake Tapper for engaging in the “Democrat propaganda war” on the issue.
“So everyone in the media, from George Stephanopoulos to Jake Tapper, repeating these Democrat talking points, is engaged in the Democrat propaganda war,” Vance said.
“Democrats shut down the government to give health care money to illegal aliens. It’s really that simple,” he concluded.
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This is important–money is fungible–and it's why the Democrat and media lie that health care is not going to illegals is so preposterous. Consider, for instance, two state Medicaid programs–Ohio and New York. New York gives Medicaid to illegals and Ohio doesn't.
When the… https://t.co/sr0BSlaM6D
— JD Vance (@JDVance) October 2, 2025
During a 2019 Democratic presidential primary debate on MSNBC, moderator Savannah Guthrie asked candidates if their government plan would provide coverage for undocumented immigrants.
All 10 Democratic candidates raised their hands.
Senator Markwayne Mullin, R-O.K., posted video of the moment on X Thursday. Take a look —
🚨 2019 Democrat primary debate:
REPORTER: “Raise your hand if your government plan would provide [taxpayer-funded healthcare] coverage for undocumented immigrants.”
*ALL 10 Dems raised their hand.* pic.twitter.com/FPOxU8aJuz
— Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) October 2, 2025