Amid a stalemate over government funding, Republicans have repeatedly accused Democrats of demanding free health care for immigrants in the country illegally in return for their support of a federal funding bill.

It’s a misleading message circulated widely by Republican leaders in the House and Senate, as well as by President Trump and Vice President Vance.

Trump on Monday posted an AI fake of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) saying: “If we give all these illegal aliens free health care, we might be able to get them on our side so they can vote for us.”

In the White House briefing room Wednesday, Vance used the phrase "illegal aliens” or “illegal migrants” five times in his opening remarks before taking questions.

“Democrats say that they care a lot about lowering health care costs ... what they have done instead is to shut down the government because we won't give billions of dollars to health care funding for illegal aliens,” Vance said.

Democrats’ budget proposal would not change eligibility for immigrants

The core of the attacks center on the Democratic spending proposal, which seeks to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits set to expire at the end of the year and roll back Medicaid cuts in the mega tax cut and domestic policy law signed by Trump in July.

People who are in the country unlawfully cannot get federally funded health insurance. They aren't eligible for Medicaid, and they can’t get subsidized coverage through the ObamaCare marketplaces. The Democrats’ budget proposal does not make them eligible for........

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