GOP fires back at DNC's 'political stunt' targeting 'vulnerable' Republicans over Medicaid fight

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

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

"The dishonest Democrats should rename their run ‘the combat to prevention taxpayer-funded payment benefits for amerciable immigrants’ due to the fact that that’s what they’re truly trying to do," Rep. Mike Lawler's manager of communications, Ciro Riccardi, told Fox News Digital. 

"This is simply a hopeless governmental stunt, plain and simple. The information is that Congressman Lawler has been precise wide connected this: helium volition ballot to support and fortify Medicaid for those who trust connected this captious program."

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Medicaid recipient Emily Gabriella protests extracurricular the U.S. Supreme Court arsenic oral arguments are delivered successful the 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, volition people 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 the Republicans' legislature districts, and telephone oregon email their representatives to "make their outrage known."

DNC Chair Ken Martin said the 4 Congressional Republicans volition "seal their governmental destiny if they spell on with Trump’s disastrous budget."

"To guarantee these Republicans recognize that it’s either their ballot oregon their job, the DNC is launching its first-ever distributed organizing programme to connection voters a level to articulation Democrats successful taking nonstop enactment — from hosting municipality halls to mobilizing their idiosyncratic networks — against the GOP’s budget, portion gathering grassroots powerfulness for captious elections inactive ahead. Our representatives indispensable service the radical — not disregard them. Republicans volition either larn that acquisition present oregon astatine the 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, the White House has maintained that nationalist entitlements, including Social Security and Medicaid, volition not beryllium chopped successful the Republicans' fund bill. 

"All nationalist Democrats person are pathetic lies and fear-mongering tactics to distract from their failures. They were already forced to instrumentality down their dishonest Medicaid ads crossed the state due to the fact that 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 effect to the DNC's caller unit campaign. 

Last month, Democrats were forced to instrumentality down six billboards 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 the NRCC sent a cease and desist missive to Lamar Advertising Company, accusing the vendor of spreading "defamatory messages." 

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., center, during a quality league astatine the Republican National Committee office successful Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. Johnson said helium volition not chopped Medicaid services.  (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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

Despite Republicans' assurances that Medicaid services volition beryllium protected, determination is debate among the party astir however to slash wasteful spending wrong the program. Those discussions travel arsenic Republicans question to widen Trump's 2017 taxation cuts and present Trump's "big, beauteous 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 volition not conscionable clasp Republicans accountable but assistance them triumph backmost a Democratic bulk 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 league astir protecting Medicaid connected Thursday, February 20.  (Paul Steinhauser - Fox News Digital )

"House Republicans person mislaid the spot of the American radical and are connected way to suffer successful the midterms due to the fact that of their grounds of breached promises. They’ve consistently sold retired their ain constituents to delight their billionaire backers, adjacent erstwhile it means supporting catastrophic cuts to wellness attraction access," Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chair Suzan DelBene said. 

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