Karoline Leavitt Accuses White House Press Corps of Asking ‘Dishonest Questions’ About Healthcare

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused the White House press corps of asking “dishonest questions” about Democrats wanting to give health care to undocumented migrants.

Leavitt was asked on Friday about the stalled continuing resolution that has led to two days of government shutdown without any end in sight.

“Let me just reiterate: The Republicans’ continuing resolution was a clean continuing resolution. There was no partisan politics injected into it. There were no conservative wish lists injected into it. What the Republicans want and still want to this very second is a clean continuing resolution to fund the United States government,” Leavitt began.

“What do Democrats want in their continuing resolution? They inserted a provision to undo a provision in the…One Big Beautiful Bill that ended taxpayer-funded health care benefits for illegal aliens. Democrats’ proposal would require Medicaid to pay more for emergency care for illegal aliens than Medicaid does for American patients who are disabled, elderly, or children,” she said, continuing:

I’d also like to add, because some were asking dishonest questions yesterday about emergency rooms. In southern California, according to health care professionals, in 2023 under the Biden administration,
southern California’s, quote, “Entire health care system was being bombarded with illegal immigrants enforcing American patients to endure longer wait times.”

In Denver, Colorado, the CEO of Denver health stated that 8,000 illegal immigrants made 20,000 visits to the city’s health system in 2023, leaving an uncompensated bill totaling over $10 million. So, when an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who is paying for it? The American taxpayer.

The main safety net hospital in Denver had to turn away patients due to the massive influx of illegal immigrants into the community. You see hospitals in 2024 report of the system was under stress from an increasing number of migrants. As a result, the emergency departments and urgent cares across the hospital system, quote, “Access is impeded for everyone.”

Leavitt added, “It’s an undisputed fact that Democrats want to give these health care benefits to illegal immigrants, period.”

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