Olivia Rondeau 2 Jun 2025
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) made multiple false statements on President Donald Trump’s economy and the Republicans’ proposed changes to Medicaid and Obamacare spending, prompting a fact-check from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).
Speaking on the Mornings with Zerlina radio show last Thursday, Jeffries repeated the already-debunked lie that “about 13.7 million people will be flown off their health care” due to the reconciliation bill the House passed last month, which is now under the consideration of the Senate.
Jeffries claimed:
Well, it’s a reckless extreme budget that Republicans are trying to jam down the throats of the American people, lifting up a whole host of right wing ideas that aren’t designed to make life better for the American people, but actually will make things worse for the American people right at the top,” the left-wing congressman said. “This is the largest cut to health care in American history. About 13.7 million people will be flown off their health care, both because of the attack on Medicaid, as well as the attack on the Affordable Care Act that is in this bill at the same time.
Jeffries went on to allege that “people are going to die” if the budget passes the Senate. As if that wasn’t enough for these extremists.”
Despite his outlandish claims about the bill — which found $880 billion in savings by making various changes and cuts to Medicaid — the New York Times had already admitted that the 13.7 million figure was exaggerated by millions.
The outlet reported on May 13 that the “real number” of Americans set to lose their health insurance under the new proposed budget “is about 8.6 million,” though dozens of left-wing lawmakers — including Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) — have all repeated the falsehood.
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/02/exclusive-hakeem-jeffries-lies-medicaid-trumps-economy-debunked/
