Source: The Bulwark
by Jonathan Cohn
“Democrats are demanding a reversal of Medicaid cuts that Donald Trump and the Republicans enacted over the summer — and a renewal of a temporary boost to Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire in December. Trump and the Republicans are not inclined to take either step. And to get the public on their side, they’ve been arguing the real Democratic agenda is different — that, as Vice President JD Vance posted on X Thursday, ‘Democrats shut down the government to give health care money to illegal [sic] aliens.’ The problem for Republicans is that most of the Democratic demands have nothing to do with immigration, while the portion that does deals almost entirely with people here lawfully [sic]. As critics have called out the lie, Vance and his allies have retreated to a narrower argument about one tiny item on the list of cuts Democrats would reverse.” (10/05/25)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/government-shutdown-emergency-medical-care-illegal-immigrants