Vice President J.D. Vance is setting the record straight about who to blame for the government shutdown, and why.

Senator Chuck Schumer is parroting the narrative that Republicans are “lying” when they accuse Democrats of shutting down the government over taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal aliens.

In response to Schumer’s X post, Senior Advisor for the Center of Renewing America, Wade Miller, explained how the scheme really works, stating how “federal dollars make funding healthcare for illegals possible.”

“On top of that, a lot of this money funds the infrastructure that is then used to provide healthcare benefits to illegals,” Wade’s post continued.

“On top of that, any illegals committing fraud that has gone undetected could qualify for coverage, and how hard are liberal states looking at that problem? Not much at all.”

Here is how it works… federal dollars go to a Democrat state for healthcare, and since money is fungible, they then move state dollars over to fund illegals, which is made possible by federal dollars filling the gap where state dollars should be going.

So functionally federal… https://t.co/fUJnEdRvfF

— Wade Miller (@WadeMiller_USMC) October 1, 2025

When challenged, Wade came back with receipts.

California runs Medi-Cal which provides healthcare to most illegals. It uses the same hospital and provider networks built by Medicaid and Medicare dollars.

— Wade Miller (@WadeMiller_USMC) October 2, 2025

Wade’s post caught the attention of VP Vance, who took his premise even further and used the contrasting programs of Ohio and New York as examples.

This is important–money is fungible–and it’s why the Democrat and media lie that health care is not going to illegals is so preposterous. Consider, for instance, two state Medicaid programs–Ohio and New York. New York gives Medicaid to illegals and Ohio doesn’t.

When the… https://t.co/sr0BSlaM6D

— JD Vance (@JDVance) October 2, 2025

“When the government gives billions of dollars to New York for Medicaid, that frees up state money in New York that can then be spent on illegals,” Vance’s post continued.

“It’s like if you give a mobster $100 but he PROMISES you he won’t spend the money to buy a gun and commit a crime. Well, he takes the $100 you gave him and buys food, and then takes the money he would have spent on food and uses that money to buy the gun instead. This is what “money is fungible” means.

“Additionally, because medical services are limited in supply, when an illegal accesses health. care, it drives up the cost for everyone. So New Yorkers are paying a higher price for medical services, and the federal government is subsidizing those higher prices.

“So everyone in the media, from George Stephanopoulos to Jake Tapper, repeating these Democrat talking points, is engaged in the Democrat propaganda war.

“Democrats shut down the government to give health care money to illegal aliens. It’s really that simple,” he concluded.

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