White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt accused the press of asking “dishonest questions” at Friday’s press briefing about the government shutdown and the GOP’s opposition to paying for illegal aliens’ unpaid hospital bills:

KAROLINE LEAVITT: I would also like to add, because some were asking dishonest questions yesterday about emergency rooms. In Southern California, according to health care professionals, in 2023, under the Biden administration, Southern California’s “entire health care system was being bombarded with illegal immigrants, forcing American patients to endure longer wait times.” In Denver, Colorado, the CEO of Denver Health stated that 8,000 illegal immigrants made 20,000 visits to the city’s health system in 2023, leaving an uncompensated bill totaling over $ 10 million. So when an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who is paying for it? The American taxpayer. The main safety net hospital in Denver had to turn away patients due to the massive influx of illegal immigrants into the community. You see health hospitals in 2024 report the system was “under stress from an increasing number of migrants.” As a result, the emergency department and urgent care across the hospital system-“access is impeded for everyone.” These are health care professionals who dealt with this directly, and there is a lot more where that came from. It’s an undisputed fact that Democrats want to give these health care benefits to illegal immigrants.

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