The synergy between the liberal late night comedy shows and the liberal news media was on full display on Thursday night as The Late Show’s Stephen Colbert and The Daily Show’s Ronny Chieng each relied on their journalist compatriots on CBS and The Daily Show, respectively, to claim Republicans are, in Colbert’s words, being “stupid” and “fearmongering” by saying Democrats want to give federal benefits to illegal aliens in exchange for ending the government shutdown.
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Over at The Daily Show, Chieng teed up a clip of NBC’s Ryan Nobles, “But this is a pretty big accusation, okay? Democrats say they're shutting down the government because they want to preserve health care for tens of millions of Americans. But Republicans say Democrats just want to give healthcare to illegal immigrants. So, can someone just clear this up for me?”
Nobles managed to mention the discrepancy between Vance’s and the Democrats’ different definitions of “illegal immigrant,” but he explained it quite badly, “Republicans pressuring moderate Democrats by claiming they are pushing for health care for undocumented immigrants. [jump cut] But their accusation is dubious and refers to a small group of benefit recipients whose status is considered lawfully present. Federal law explicitly prohibits undocumented people from receiving aid.”
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