Speaker Mike Johnson wasn’t going to let CNN’s Kaitlan Collins lie about the Schumer shutdown. This interview took place hours before it became official, but the government is currently shut down. At 12:01 am, the Democrats decided to shut everything down for the sake of funding for illegal alien health care, refunding National Public Radio, and gutting the rural healthcare fund, which Republicans replenished after Democrats complained. We’re dealing with the Tylenol kids of Congress right now, led by Chuck Schumer,…
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins attempted to obscure the truth behind the Schumer Shutdown, pushing a narrative that Democrats’ demands wouldn’t extend healthcare to illegal immigrants.
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Speaker Johnson delivered 12 precise fact-checks to dismantle her claims.
Key corrections:
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Collins attempted to argue that it was healthcare for migrants seeking asylum. No, said Johnson. It’s all illegals, paid for by us, the taxpayers. The best part was when she tried to claim it wasn’t in their proposal, to which Johnson said it was, telling the CNN host to review the CBO.
Instead, Democrats shut down everything so that illegals can get health care, NPR refunded, and the rural healthcare funds extinguished. They’re holding us hostage for $1.5 trillion, so they can fund all that.
What a clown show.