Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday (October 1) criticized Democrats for what he called their “preposterous” claim that they are not attempting to provide taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits to illegal immigrants. Speaking to Fox News, Vance said the Biden-era federal funding for emergency healthcare, ended under the Trump administration, is now being sought for reinstatement by Democrats.

“They say, ‘We're not actually trying to give healthcare benefits to illegal aliens,’” Vance was quoted a saying in the interview. “And here's why it's not true.”

Biden-era programs targeted

Vance highlighted two specific Biden-era programs that he said explicitly provided taxpayer healthcare funding to illegal immigrants, which were terminated by the Trump administration.

Emergency Healthcare Fundi

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