Gop Fires Back At Dnc's 'political Stunt' Targeting 'vulnerable' Republicans Over Medicaid Fight

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is launching a period of action to "Fight to Save Medicaid," targeting 4 "vulnerable" House Republicans, who Democrats declare are "poised to gut Medicaid and different captious programs." 

Republicans quickly fired backmost successful statements to Fox News Digital connected Friday. 

"The dishonest Democrats should rename their run ‘the conflict to prevention taxpayer-funded use benefits for forbidden immigrants’ because that’s what they’re really trying to do," Rep. Mike Lawler's head of communications, Ciro Riccardi, told Fox News Digital. 

"This is simply a hopeless governmental stunt, plain and simple. The truth is that Congressman Lawler has been very clear connected this: he will ballot to protect and fortify Medicaid for those who trust connected this captious program."

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Medicaid recipient Emily Gabriella protests extracurricular nan U.S. Supreme Court arsenic oral arguments are delivered successful nan lawsuit of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic connected April 2, 2025, successful Washington. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

The DNC's multipronged unit campaign, including digital, section and nonstop action, will target Republican Reps. Lawler of New York, Tom Barrett of Michigan, Don Bacon of Nebraska and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania. The DNC is advising voters to station "accountability content" connected societal media, big "People's Town Halls" successful nan Republicans' legislature districts, and telephone aliases email their representatives to "make their outrage known."

DNC Chair Ken Martin said nan 4 Congressional Republicans will "seal their governmental destiny if they spell on pinch Trump’s disastrous budget."

"To guarantee these Republicans understand that it’s either their ballot aliases their job, nan DNC is launching its first-ever distributed organizing programme to connection voters a level to subordinate Democrats successful taking nonstop action — from hosting municipality halls to mobilizing their individual networks — against nan GOP’s budget, while building grassroots powerfulness for captious elections still ahead. Our representatives must service nan group — not disregard them. Republicans will either study that instruction now aliases astatine nan ballot box," Martin said. 

TRUMP SAYS PUBLIC ENTITLEMENTS LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICAID WON'T BE TOUCHED IN GOP BUDGET BILL

While Democrats person railed against imaginable cuts to Medicaid since President Donald Trump was elected successful November, nan White House has maintained that nationalist entitlements, including Social Security and Medicaid, will not beryllium trim successful nan Republicans' fund bill. 

"All nationalist Democrats person are pathetic lies and fear-mongering strategies to distract from their failures. They were already forced to return down their dishonest Medicaid ads crossed nan state because Americans cognize they’re afloat of crap, and voters aren't going to bargain their latest publicity stunt," National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC) Spokesman Mike Marinella told Fox News Digital successful a consequence to nan DNC's caller unit campaign. 

Last month, Democrats were forced to return down six advertisements targeting Republican Reps. Gabe Evans, Don Bacon, Ryan Mackenzie, Monica De La Cruz, Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman, arsenic reported by the Washington Examiner, aft nan NRCC sent a cease and desist missive to Lamar Advertising Company, accusing nan vendor of spreading "defamatory messages." 

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., center, during a news convention astatine nan Republican National Committee office successful Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. Johnson said he will not trim Medicaid services.  (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

"What DC Democrats are saying erstwhile it comes to Medicaid is they reason having activity requirements for able-bodied adults without children, yearly audits to guarantee only eligible individuals person benefits, and ensuring that only group who are present legally should qualify," Bacon told Fox News Digital successful a statement. "The methods our group of 12 Republicans has identified to amended Medicaid are not arguable aliases cutting nan value of healthcare. We're protecting our children and those astir vulnerable. Last clip nan DNC targeted maine connected this issue, nan advertisement companies pulled their ads for mendacious information."

Despite Republicans' assurances that Medicaid services will beryllium protected, location is debate among nan party astir really to slash wasteful spending wrong nan program. Those discussions travel arsenic Republicans activity to widen Trump's 2017 taxation cuts and present Trump's "big, beautiful bill," which includes nary taxes connected tips and Social Security. 

But Democrats are informing "vulnerable" House Republicans that Medicaid cuts are a losing issue, and their caller run will not conscionable clasp Republicans accountable but thief them triumph backmost a Democratic mostly successful 2026. 

Governors Josh Green, D-Md; Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M.; Ned Lamont, D-Conn., Tina Kotek, D-Ore., and Matt Meyer, Del., hosted a property convention astir protecting Medicaid connected Thursday, February 20.  (Paul Steinhauser - Fox News Digital )

"House Republicans person mislaid nan spot of nan American group and are connected way to suffer successful nan midterms because of their grounds of surgery promises. They’ve consistently sold retired their ain constituents to please their billionaire backers, moreover erstwhile it intends supporting catastrophic cuts to wellness attraction access," Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chair Suzan DelBene said. 

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