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SunSeeker

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5. Not only is it racist, but it's also an unhinged lie. EVERYONE should be calling this out!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 02:36 PM

Oct 1

Trump put Minority Speaker Jeffries in a sombrero and cartoonish racist mustache, as if that makes him a Mexican, and lies that the budget stumbling block is Jeffries trying to get free healthcare for "illegals." No, Dems' objection is the Republican move to DOUBLE healthcare premiums for AMERICANS on the ACA marketplace, all so the GOP can give tax cuts to billionaires. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federal subsidies to purchase health insurance on the ACA marketplace. https://www.healthcare.gov/immigrants/immigration-status/#:~:text=Immigration%20statuses%20that%20may%20qualify,Deferred%20Action%20Status

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