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As Team Trump saves billions by beating welfare fraud, Dems scream ‘cruelty’

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Post Editorial Board. (2026, November 3). As Team Trump saves billions by beating welfare fraud, Dems scream ‘cruelty’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/opinion/team-trump-beats-welfare-fraud-democrats-scream-cruelty/

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Team Trump’s efforts to reduce welfare fraud have led to significant savings by removing ineligible individuals from programs like Medicaid, food stamps, and Obamacare. Since President Trump took office, there has been a 13% drop in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enrollment, with 5.5 million fewer recipients. Additionally, Medicaid saw nearly 7% fewer cases, or about 5.1 million people, while Obamacare enrollment decreased by 4.6 million due to the removal of fraudulent claims. Democrats criticize these measures as cruel, despite their effectiveness in curbing fraud and ensuring funds are available for those truly in need.
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As of November 3, 2026, Team Trump's efforts to combat welfare fraud are reported to be saving billions by reducing enrollment in programs like Medicaid, food stamps, and Obamacare. According to the New York Post, 5.5 million fewer people receive food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program since President Donald Trump took office, marking a 13% drop from previous levels. Additionally, 5.1 million (nearly 7%) fewer cases of Medicaid are reported due to stricter eligibility rules and increased enforcement against fraud. Democrats criticize these measures as cruel, while Team Trump claims they are necessary to prevent billions in taxpayer dollars from being wasted on fraudulent claims.

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📰 Team Trump Saves Billions On Welfare Fraud
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Yet Democrats and their allies use the drops to pretend Republicans are pushing grandma off the cliff. “They took away Medicaid for people who need it most,” one Washington state senator gripes in a recent pro-Democrat ad.
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🔮 Most Americans would call that a victory, but Democrats call it heartless.

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Team Trump’s war on fraud is saving billions by purging people who don’t deserve benefits from programs like Medicaid, food stamps and Obamacare. asserted
who → save → Medicaid
Most Americans would call that a victory, but Democrats call it heartless. asserted
Democrats → call → it
And in blue states like New York, the spending keeps soaring, fraud be damned. asserted
fraud → soar → York
As Unleash Poverty notes, 5.5 million fewer people get food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program since President Donald Trump took office — a 13% drop. asserted
Trump → note → drop
That’s an incredibly welcome reversal: Over the past 20 years, enrollment figures doubled. asserted
figures → ’ → years
Taxpayers can thank Trump & Co. for expanding the program’s work-or-study requirements for able-bodied Americans and for stepped up enforcement. asserted
Taxpayers → thank → enforcement
Medicaid, too, has seen 5.1 million (nearly 7%) fewer cases, again thanks to tighter rules and the Trump fraud crackdown. asserted
Medicaid → see → rules
Obamacare enrollment is down 4.6 million, reflecting the steep drop in “ghost” policies — i.e., those linked to people who never file claims, and may not even know they have insurance as other parties profit from the government subsidies spent in their name. uncertain
parties → reflect → name
The shift in trends is long overdue and offers hope that fraudsters won’t keep robbing billions from taxpayers. asserted
fraudsters → offer → taxpayers
Yet Democrats and their allies use the drops to pretend Republicans are pushing grandma off the cliff. “They took away Medicaid for people who need it most,” one Washington state senator gripes in a recent pro-Democrat ad. asserted
senator → use → ad
“People Are Losing Food Assistance as the harmful 2025 Republican Reconciliation Law Is Implemented,” wailed the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ SNAP Tracker. asserted
Center → lose → Tracker
Flat-out lies: Purging fraudsters is essential to ensure enough money for “people who need it most. asserted
who → purge → it
In New York, by contrast, the goal is to bloat the welfare rolls — and spend as much taxpayer cash as possible. asserted
goal → bloat → cash
That’s the Dems’ definition of “victory.” asserted
That → ’ → victory
Over the past five years alone, Bloomberg reports, state Medicaid outlays have jumped by $45 billion, or more than 50%, to a jaw-dropping projected $134 billion this year. asserted
outlays → report → billion
A key reason: fraud, exactly what Trump is trying to stamp out. asserted
Trump → try → what
Over the past year, Trump’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services czar Dr. Mehmet Oz has been probing more than 100 sites in New York for Medicaid fraud. asserted
Oz → probe → fraud
Spending on New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, which lets friends and family members collect payments for providing home-care services, mushroomed from less than $1 billion in 2016 to more than $11 billion in 2024 All before Trump returned to office — and reflecting enormous fraud; even Democrats admit that, though they make no serious attempt to curb it. Which puts the lie to their claim that GOP cuts are hurting those who need help most. If they truly cared about such people, they’d join in the fight against fraud — and help protect money meant for them. uncertain
they → let → them
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