It isn’t often that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and a prominent rap star express agreement on a political issue, but that’s what happened in response to one of the latest big-spending open-borders policies advanced by far-left California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
According to Breitbart:
Rapper-actor 50 Cent slammed California over its decision to use taxpayer money to fund health care for illegal aliens.
“I don’t understand this, this it going to cost 2.6 billion dollars for tax payers,” 50 Cent said in a Wednesday Instagram post. “They don’t even give veterans health insurance. [MSNBC anchor Ari Melber] call my phone now, help me understand this shit. WTF.”
In his post, the rapper also included an image of California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), above a caption that read, “California Becomes First US State to Offer Health Insurance to All Illegal Migrants.”
Greene also shared an impassioned critique of the new provision.
It’s treason.
No other way to say it.
And now California is going to give illegals free healthcare, but nothing is free, the California taxpayers have to pay for it.
The border crisis is the top issue and I want to impeach but can’t get the votes.
Would a tax revolt stop it? https://t.co/aVdAMCHxQI
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) December 30, 2023
Plenty of others on social media were similarly outraged over the unsustainable prioritization of undocumented migrants.
California is no where close to being able to afford this, which means they’ll need federal money, which means we’re all paying for California’s illegal immigrant “free” healthcare. https://t.co/bj3sU3o4Xl
— theRoddick (@OriginalRoddick) December 30, 2023
This is your friendly reminder that “free” means “taxpayer funded.”
California taxpaying citizens will be footing the bill for illegal immigrant healthcare. https://t.co/Cm0yJwD1e5
— Natalie Argyle (@NatalieArgyle) December 30, 2023
In December, there has been over 276,000 migrant encounters at the southern border (highest single month ever recorded).
Now Gavin Newsom's California will be providing free healthcare for illegal immigrants using taxpayer money.
It’s treason.PROTECT & CLOSE OUR BORDER! pic.twitter.com/ZYKbuo2zvt
— Grand Old Patriots🇺🇸 (@GrandOlPatriots) December 30, 2023
Gavin Newsom sign a bill into law providing all migrants with free healthcare.
Who cares if you’re a veteran, California says. Who cares if you’re a tax paying citizen. Who cares if you’re an immigrant who waited years to become a citizen. pic.twitter.com/TQNfc0XZJP— Armstrong Williams 🇺🇸 (@Arightside) December 30, 2023
Naturally, California’s deluded officials seem to expect the rest of the country to follow their lead.
As Fox Business explained:
When he proposed the bill two years ago, Newsom called the expansion “a transformative step towards strengthening the healthcare system for all Californians.”
California’s Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly called the bill the future “national model” for “expanding access, reducing costs, improving services, and closing equity gaps.”
“No other state in the country has done more in the space of health care access and affordability than the state of California,” Dr. Ghaly said. “I am proud of this Administration’s work to pioneer a comprehensive health care system that will become a national model for expanding access, reducing costs, improving services, and closing equity gaps.”
Here’s how Newsom reacted to some of the backlash:
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