Donald Trump’s claim that Democrats want undocumented immigrants to get “free health care” has been exposed as false.

The questionable talking point originated with Vice President JD Vance—who said Dems were holding government funding “hostage” for immigrant health benefits—and was repeated by the official X account of Senate Republicans and Speaker Mike Johnson.

However, the claim is downright bogus, according to a fact-check by The New York Times.

Ahead of Tuesday night’s looming government closure, the line was amplified by Trump, who told Politico, “We don’t want to give illegal aliens the health care of Americans.

“[Democrats] want to destroy health care in America by giving it to millions and millions of illegal aliens. And there’s not money for that. Nobody has money for that.”

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