Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) is clearly getting a little agitated by watching the media engage in a fully biased effort to push Democrat talking points on the Schumer Shutdown.
Johnson posted a video clip of himself discussing the shutdown as covered by CNN this morning. He captioned it, "CNN is not a NEWS organization."
That's a statement you can go ahead and file under 'D' for 'Duh.' Evergreen content, as we in the business like to say.
What prompted Johnson to blast the network? CNN cut into his comments at the exact moment he was about to explain to the American people why Democrats are flat-out lying when they say they're not shutting down the government to give taxpayer benefits to illegal aliens.
"They cut off the Republican press conference to CENSOR the truth from the American people and LIE about indisputable FACTS," lamented Johnson.
And indeed, they did ...
CNN is not a NEWS organization. They cut off the Republican press conference to CENSOR the truth from the American people and LIE about indisputable FACTS:
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) October 2, 2025
On page 57 of the Democrat’s OWN bill - they insist we restore $200 BILLION in health care subsidies for illegal aliens.… pic.twitter.com/Aycaj1zopx
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Not only did they suspiciously time the cut-in on Johnson's discussion with reporters, but Pamela Brown chimed in to provide an alternative take not aligned with reality.
"He's trying to frame the shutdown as a Democratic shutdown," Brown said of the Democratic shutdown. "He also falsely claimed that Democrats want to give health care ... to illegal immigrants."
"That is not true," she added. "Illegal immigrants are not eligible for federal health care programs."
Nothing quite says unbiased news source like an outlet shutting down a Republican as they're about to explain exactly why something is true, then after he's been censored, just tell viewers that what he was going to say was false. Without any further explanation, no less.
Of course, it is true. RedState readers certainly know that. A vast majority of Americans know that. Democrats even know that, it's just that they have a tenuous relationship with the truth.
The reason Brown cut Johnson off was that she possesses the intellectual depth of a kiddie pool, recognizing she had zero chance of actually diving into detail to dispute the claims. Hence, she was simply reading from the paper on her desk, echoing the Democrats' talking points.
Here's the thing - The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law by President Trump on July 4th, has a provision (Section 71109) preventing illegal aliens from being eligible to receive Medicaid.
In no event shall payment be made to a State under this section for medical assistance furnished to an individual unless such individual is—
“(A) a resident of 1 of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States; and
“(B) either—
“(i) a citizen or national of the United States;
“(ii) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence as an immigrant as defined by sections 101(a)(15) and 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, excluding, among others, alien visitors, tourists, diplomats, and students who enter the United States temporarily with no intention of abandoning their residence in a foreign country;
“(iii) an alien who has been granted the status of Cuban and Haitian entrant, as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–422); or
“(iv) an individual who lawfully resides in the United States in accordance with a Compact of Free Association referred to in section 402(b)(2)(G) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.”
With that in mind, we point you to page 57, Section 2141 of a counter proposal filed by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), which repeals that provision.
Subtitle B of title VII of the Act titled ‘‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14’’ (Public Law 119–21) is repealed and any law or regulation referred to in such subtitle shall be applied as if such subtitle and the amendments made by such subtitle had not been enacted.
Incredible. Not only do they want it repealed, but they don't even want it acknowledged as having ever existed. Which would mean that benefits for illegal immigrants that were rescinded by The One Big Beautiful Bill Act would likely be retroactively reimbursed if the Democrats had their way.
The media doesn't want its viewers to be aware of these basic facts. It's why CNN just blatantly ran cover, pulling back the curtain on their thinly veiled mission of being a mouthpiece for the DNC.
"CNN must correct this," Johnson demanded.
Don't hold your breath. If they did so, it would blow up the entire Democrat narrative.
Editor’s Note: The Schumer Shutdown is here. Rather than put the American people first, Chuck Schumer and the radical Democrats forced a government shutdown for healthcare for illegals. They own this.
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