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LIES! LIES! LIES! Jeffries rips GOP for saying Dems want healthcare for undocumented immigrants

2025-10-01 News & Politics
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Roland S. Martin
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Jeffries Blasts GOP "Hostage Politics" as Shutdown Looms Over Healthcare Assault

Grasp why Republicans are accused of using a government shutdown to push extreme healthcare cuts, jeopardizing Medicare and ACA benefits for Americans.

Short Summary

  • House Democrats refuse to pass spending bills containing GOP healthcare cuts, including massive Medicaid reductions.
  • Democrats assert federal law already blocks healthcare coverage for undocumented immigrants, labeling GOP claims as deliberate falsehoods.
  • The recurring criticism is that GOP leadership prioritizes rewarding billionaires via tax breaks over supporting everyday American healthcare access.
  • The discussion centers on failing Democratic communication strategies versus the calculated, aggressive messaging from the Republican side to control the shutdown narrative.

This segment features House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries detailing Democratic opposition to Republican budget maneuvers just hours before a potential federal shutdown. Jeffries argues Republicans are leveraging the funding deadline to slash essential healthcare programs while spreading misinformation about undocumented immigrant coverage. The conversation also critiques the Democratic party's effectiveness in countering this messaging war.

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LIES! LIES! LIES! Jeffries rips GOP for saying Dems want healthcare for undocumented immigrants House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries put the blame squarely on Donald Trump and extreme MAGA Republicans for driving the country into a government shutdown. Speaking less than six hours before the deadline, Jeffries said the GOP’s tactics amount to hostage politics — cutting healthcare, rewarding billionaires, and leaving hospitals and communities in crisis. He declared that “facts don’t matter, shamelessness is their superpower,” and reminded the nation that Democrats are showing up to keep government open while Republicans are on vacation. 🔥 Jeffries: “Trump and extreme MAGA Republicans are responsible for the shutdown. Period.” 🔥 “Cancel the cuts. Lower the cost. Save healthcare.” — Jeffries’ rallying cry 🔥 Republicans push one “big ugly bill” cutting healthcare, rewarding billionaires 🔥 Shamelessness is their superpower — facts don’t matter to MAGA’s hostage politics #HostagePolitics #GovernmentShutdown #Trump #MAGA #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BlackStarNetwork Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXB7nX8bL2U2sje8d212Yw/join Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork 👉🏾 Use Cash App by visiting Stripe https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3ccgYyfSQ8y45kl 👉🏾 PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ [email protected] Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com #RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

Top Comments (10)

@darrylcurley6200 2025-10-01

New leadership at the Democratic party is needed to be more effective in their messaging and to respond quickly to turn around the lies supposed against them from the GOP

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@moonshinelol 2025-10-01

What more can we say.Legacy media let them lie 24/7

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@sweethotcoccoa 2025-10-01

Right they must think we are dumb exactly you control both of the houses. I hope these people never sleep another night with all these lies they tell

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@MrSixxshooter 2025-10-01

Total disaster !

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@joeortiz3488 2025-10-01

Do nor give in, fight to win, fight til the end, you got the world depending on this fight for the people, a nation without health care, we are already broke, without insurance, we will have chose between house or insurance!

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@rgatfeshaye1412 2025-10-01

Thanks our leader Hakeem Jeffries you come out side taken to our black brother Roland Martin God bless you and your family and people around you and around 🙏 thanks for you bring the true 👍 to new American people I hope everyone Understand what is going in our country thanks both of you for fighting for American people Jesus name Amen love from the blue state of California thanks again 💙 😀 😊 👍

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@azalit9614 2025-10-01

Grateful to you bro Roland! Thanks so much!

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@shanicadees9787 2025-10-01

They did a press conference with a impacted person.

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@sherryross8037 2025-10-01

💙💙💙

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@billyhunter2161 2025-10-01

Supreme Court says Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can stay — for now

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