Let’s have another look at Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)’s venture into the NBC News snake pit last weekend. Not only did left-wing propagandist Kristen Welker subject him and the sane Americans he represents to cartoonish emotional blackmail over illegal immigration, his attempt to speak truth to moonbattery was met by a favorite media tactic: dropping a dubious statement as if it were the last word, then abruptly changing the topic.
Welker dismissed Mullin’s arguments in favor of a work requirement for Medicaid with the assertion that 92% of the people on Medicaid are either working or qualified for an exemption:
Markwayne Mullin to Kristen Welker on work requirements: "What is so hard about requiring an able-bodied individual with no dependents, no sickness, work work 20 hours a week? I know you worked more than 20 hours this weekend alone … we don't pay people in this country to be… pic.twitter.com/DIyj2dGHaG
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 29, 2025
Her 92% figure begs at least three questions that Mullin was not given a chance to ask: (1) Are the other 8% not an expensive problem? (2) How easy for mooching loafers to exploit are the exemptions? (3) How many of the 92% don’t qualify for any benefits whatsoever because they are illegal aliens?
Regarding the last question, Senate Democrats just killed a measure that would have kicked millions of illegal immigrants off Medicaid. We are essentially forced to work as slaves so as to provide free healthcare to foreign invaders. Kristen Welker must be delighted.
On tips from Tlabia Majora and abcanc.