Gavin Newsom Drops Four-Word Smackdown on Vance’s Claim About Democrats Wanting ‘Free Health Care for Illegals’

Sarah Rumpf Sep 29th, 2025, 6:47 pm

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom was blunt in his response to a false claim by Vice President JD Vance that Democrats are demanding a “$1.5 trillion spending package that funded free health care for illegals” to avoid a government shutdown, posting a four-word tweet.

With the deadline for a government shutdown looming on Oct. 1, Republicans and Democrats have been engaging in the usual partisan finger-pointing over which side should be blamed if a deal can’t be reached.

One GOP claim that Vance has pushed is that the Democrats’ version of the spending bill, which seeks to extend subs

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