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J. D. Vance: “They also gave those people access to health care benefits.”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Oct. 1, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 11:09

They gave parolees, they gave asylum claims to people who were really claiming asylum. And when they waved the magic wand of amnesty, giving millions of people legal status even though they were in the country illegally, They also gave those people access to health care benefits. So what the Democrats are engaging in is a sleight of hand. They're saying, no, no, no, those weren't illegal aliens who were getting health care benefits even though everybody, excuse me, knows they were in the country illegally. (11:09–11:14)

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Asserts that people given legal status by the Biden administration were also given access to health care benefits.

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