JD Vance says he likes the idea of sending Medicaid ‘fraudsters to Gitmo’

Vance tied Medicaid fraud in part to illegal immigrants receiving taxpayer-funded benefits, while also calling for broader crackdowns on fraudsters abusing the programs.

The vice president said in his remarks that Maine was right behind California and Minnesota in terms of numbers of Medicaid and Medicare fraud. He said the reason was that Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) was refusing to cooperate with the federal government on the crackdown.

“If you look at the fraud that has happened in this state, if you look at the illegal immigrant communities who have taken benefits that ought to, by right, go to the people in this room,” Vance said. “What you have in Maine is a festering problem where people have been taken advantage of, and they’ve been stolen from, and your government hasn’t done anything about it.”

“So let me ask you this simple question: Do you like having a government official who fights for illegal aliens over you?” Vance said.