Vance Accuses Democrats of “Sleight of Hand” in Shutdown Standoff
Vice President J.D. Vance intensified his criticism of Democrats on Tuesday, accusing them of using “sleight of hand” tactics in the ongoing government shutdown negotiations. In a video shared on X, Vance claimed Democrats are tying government funding to the restoration of taxpayer-funded health care benefits for undocumented immigrants.
“There are two very specific ways — and you can look at the legislative text — in which Democrats are asking us to give taxpayer-funded health care benefits for illegal aliens,” Vance said. He cited two key provisions: hospital reimbursement programs that previously covered emergency treatments and parole programs that reclassified migrants to make them eligible for coverage.
“We turned that off,” he added. “Democrats want to turn it back on.”