THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent Angry JD Vance Accidentally Reveals How Trump Is Screwing MAGA Voters
Jul 2, 2025
Kristen Crowell, the Executive Director of Fair Share America, dives into the startling consequences of the recently passed budget bill, revealing its $1 trillion cut to Medicaid to benefit the wealthy. She highlights how Vice President JD Vance's angry tweets show a dangerous distraction tactic: focusing on immigration threats while ignoring the loss of Medicaid for many voters. Crowell discusses the rising anger and fear in communities over the bill, questioning whether these sentiments could affect the midterms and impact Democratic gains.
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Vance Reveals GOP Scamming Voters
- J.D. Vance admitted the GOP strategy: divert MAGA voters from Medicaid cuts by fueling fear of migrant detention increases.
- This scapegoating is meant to hide massive wealth redistribution upward through cuts to social programs.
Voters Express Fury on Road
- Kristen Crowell shares voters' fury over the bill cutting services to fund tax breaks for the rich.
- People fear for their families and communities, feeling betrayed by promises made to them.
Public Rejects GOP 'Medicaid Fraud' Rhetoric
- The public distrusts GOP claims of Medicaid waste and fraud, seeing Medicaid recipients as neighbors, not cheats.
- This era marks a grassroots populist movement unwilling to accept these traditional GOP talking points.