CBS erupts into huge immigration row in humiliating | UK News

Just days after the US Government shutdown, CBS aired a livid row in which Speaker Mike Johnson blasted the Democrats over claims that they need to fund free healthcare for unlawful immigrants. The politician joined the talk via video hyperlink live from Washington’s Capitol Hill, where he sided with President Donald Trump and blamed the opposition get together for the Government shutdown. Johnson fumed: “You know what they want to counterpropose? They want to spend $1.5 trillion, and they want to return hard-working taxpayer dollars to fund healthcare for illegal aliens.”

He claimed: “It is in their bill, go to speaker.gov and see it for yourself, page 57, section 21, 41. “They’re using this for political games, and it is shameful and real people are getting hurt.” However, Margaret refuted this and hit back: “I have looked at that text, and it doesn’t explicitly say what you are indicating, but unauthorised immigrants aren’t eligible for ACA benefits.” As she tried to end her level, the pair clashed as Johnson abruptly interrupted: “Wait a minute, hold on, very important. Yes, it does.”

The Speaker continued: “It says very simply, they want to repeal the changes that we made in the working family tax cuts, in the one big beautiful bill.”

As Margaret agreed: “That’s right.” He went on: “What those changes were, is that it removed healthcare going to illegal aliens.

“It removed all the fraud, waste and abuse and the congressional budget office, CBO said it achieved the desired result.

“They projected it would save almost $200 billion, Chuck Schumer’s proposal on page 57 wants to return that $2 billion of taxpayer funds to pay for illegal aliens and other non-citizens that is a fact.”

Johnson added: “And you can check it out on my website, don’t trust me, look at Chuck Schumer’s own paperwork.”

According to the BBC, the Senate Democrats refused to help a Republican proposal to lengthen authorities funding and keep away from the shutdown due to their issues over health provision.

Instead, they need to lengthen enhancements to health insurance coverage subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also identified as Obamacare, that are set to expire at the end of the 12 months.

However, if they do expire, the average insurance coverage premium cost for those on the scheme is set to more than double, exterior, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) health suppose tank.

Vice President JD Vance said Democrats “want to shut the government because we won’t give billions of dollars in healthcare funding for illegal aliens”.

President Trump posted on Truth Social: “The Democrats want to give your healthcare money to illegal aliens.”