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REPORTER: US law already prohibits giving healthcare to illegal immigrants LEAVITT: Are you denying that Medicaid money has never gone to illegal aliens?

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Leavitt, it's your job to prove your outrageous claim, and not our job to disprove it. And if your administration has done so well in deporting illegals as you put it.... why are you so scared about that money going to them? Are you a bad liar, incompetent, or both?

Isn't their excuse for not passing extra gun legislation that criminals wouldn't follow the laws, anyway? Don't punish those who are following the law because a few aren't? I'm sure someone somewhere fucked up some paperwork. Whatever. Don't fuck everyone else over to "gotcha!!!" a few.

We have laws against bank robbery and all sorts of illegal activity, but I’m pretty sure they still happen. Is she gonna try to say Democrats want crimes, now..?

Absolutely. And we need a stronger word than “stooge” for those who assist and promote the nazis trying to steal the republic. I don’t know what it would be. Conspirator is too nuanced. Stooge is better, but maybe there’s a stronger term. Toady? Lickspittle? Betrayer?

Or worse. I don’t quite know what the best name is. She obviously supports both the fatfuck’s personal grift AND the broader Dominionist vision. And I’m not sure that “fascist” quite covers it. Christofascist, while true enough, doesn’t quite get to the heart of their rejection of the Age of Reason.

Although some would ask for more clarity on what she is a traitor to. To me, she isn’t merely betraying the nation but rather Reason itself, the idea of Truth, of Honesty, Sincerity, Decency. She is a traitor to Humanity. She is Vile, as are her confederates and employers.

Medicaid did same with my mom...and all others on it. Go ahead and wear that cross, you totally uninformed piece of shit. It ain't gonna save your demented soul- or your sorry ass.

Right. So Republicans want to screw over everyone to put the screws to the 0.4%, which is probably kids. Talk about cutting your nose off to spite face. Sorry, cutting our noses off to spite our faces.

Medicaid money has never “went” to illegal immigrants! I dare say it’s never “went” to legal citizens. Medicaid only goes to the provider of services. And “services” are only provided when it’s deemed medically necessary. But also- illegal immigrants do not qualify for Medicaid!!!!

She's so f*ing stupid, first of all Hospitals cannot deny anyone care when a person seeks emergency medical care it's a law. Signed into law by Ronald Reagan in 1986. If she would just take time to stop spewing hateful lies and educate herself, she would know this, but she won't, not KKKKaroline.

Truthfully, who actually cares about this except for the ignorant? I'd rather my taxes go to healthcare for any person instead of genocide in Gaza or to bailout Argentina.

Will some put a fucking muzzle on the little blondi bitch. How far up trumps ass is she? She has no concept of of truth or reality. The law says no healthcare for illegals. If they show up at an emergency room unconscious nor bad accident they will probably get treated. Compassion. U fuck

The propaganda about “illegals” is non stop now, and us arguing back seems to go into thin air. I do think we should continue to respond but we ALSO need to LEAD conversations with the positive message of who we are and what we want for the country.

The only thing they get is ER treatment Usually covered by "charity care" programs run by hospitals, funded by donors TAXPAYERS DO NOT PAY FOR EMTALA CARE GIVEN BY HOSPITALS EMTALA law from 1986 under Regan designed to prevent ER dumping, refusal of treatment Taxpayers Do NOT Pay

"Are you denying that Medicaid money has never gone to illegal aliens?" there are so many double negatives in there... Yes, I am denying that it has never gone to ...means it HAS No, I'm not denying that it has never gone to..means it ..HAS? I'm just not fluent in word salad, I guess...

Hey Lying Leavitt, do you deny your regime has never lied about Democrats? Or raped children? Or engaged in insider trading? Or violated the CONSTITUTION? #GOPSHUTDOWN #GOPLIARS

So you want to take away Medicaid from millions because you think a very small percentage of illegals may have received care in the past? Ok got it, translation: IM A RAGING RACIST!!

Just a reg citizen here & I know Reagan signed EMTALA requiring ERs to treat immigrants & cover under special Medicaid provision. Knowing she’d push this, why is “journalist” ignorant of law & unable to respond? Isn’t it supposed to be part of job to be informed and ready for follow up? Ugh!

The GOP is insisting that Christians (who are here legally and documented & who were let into the US to escape death in Islamic-ruled countries) die because they can’t afford health insurance. The Dems don’t want these people to die (I use the Christian / Islamic scenario so MAGA might care).

🤬 This twit..... ER personnel don't stop to check ID when there's a medical emergency. That's the ONLY benefits an illegal immigrant gets ... The money makes sure that the hospitals get paid.

No...but thats like saying murder isn't illegal because people have been murdered. Not to mention that the problem with the healthcare system has nothing to do with the undocumented and all to do with having a shitty for profit system

This bimbo has a broken brain, she flubs the double negative. "Are you denying that money has never gone to ..." "No, I am AFFIRMING that money has never gone to ..." Hired for looks and loyalty, would be fired in any other job.

Does her brain hear the words that are coming out of her mouth? Her question alleges Medicaid money has never gone to illegal aliens, in direct contradiction to what she and Cheeto Jesus claim.

So is this a complete red herring and Republicans actually would allow illegal aliens to continue to get life saving emergency treatment in hospitals - or do Republicans want hospitals critically ill or injured illegal aliens (men women and children) to just fuck off and die?

LEAVITT: Are you denying that Medicaid money has never gone to illegal aliens? FOLLOW UP: Yes, I am denying that Medicaid money going to illegal aliens has ever been anywhere near the problem that you blow it up to be… especially addressing it with such drastic and inhumane counter-measures…

"Are you denying that a thing EVER happens?" That is not how burden of proof works. That reporter made an assertion of fact about the US law. If you're so adamant that person is wrong, then YOU show the fucking proof that Medicaid money is being misspent and to what degree.

Cross-wearing sapient haybales like her are the same ilk that'll demand someone disprove the existence of God, yet never provide a shred of meaningful evidence themselves besides "muh common sense!" Unfortunately for her, she can't deflect away reality forever and lies crumble under challenge.

That's only because of a law passed by Republicans and signed by a Republican President decades ago that requires hospital to give emergency care to whoever walks into the ER, without regard to nationality or immigration status.

What I’d like to see is a breakdown of what has been spent on emergency care for illegal immigrants versus what they are attempting to cut from Medicaid. Come on democrats! Do the numbers and follow the money. Betting it is pennies in comparison.

The general population’s understanding of welfare laws, regulations, and procedures is all over the place. Understandably so. Would a expert please speak up? IMO Medicaid payments cover all people who can’t pay. Docs treat. Hospitals bill for services. If no one pays, hospitals eat the bill.

It's so hard for me to listen to Leavitt. As I understand it: the GOP has excluded Democrats from negotiating outside the shutdown so this is the opportunity the Democrats to try to get negotiation on anything. It's not even most of what people want. It's about helping people survive.

And... ER bills are always high. It would be more cost effective to provide people with coverage so they could access lower cost urgent care more frequently, with less burden on community ERs.

And... I still get so angry. ER care for everyone protects citizens. Because in an emergency, people won't always have time to check papers etc. Medicaid isn't going to cover every undocumented immigrant any more than it covers every citizen's ER bills+medical debt.

I doubt uninsured immigrants really want to pay large ER bills, even with the help of Medicaid. I appreciate the journalists who keep asking Leavitt the "stupid" questions, but even if she spouts inaccuracies in the press conference, I wish that fact checking chirons appeared in the video.

Medicaid money has never gone to "illegal aliens." Medicaid money routinely pays for emergency room visits for all patients that need treatment to survive, as it must, to shield hospitals from "negligent homicide" charges.

The thing to understand here, is that when they say, "illegals" they're including every migrant that's allowed to be here via asylum, parole, etc. In their little white supremacist minds, migrants shouldn't be getting -anything-, because they "don't belong here."