Trump to Withhold Medicaid Payments to California

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Trump to Withhold Medicaid Payments to California

May 13, 2026 at 6:26 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 56 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/13/trump-to-withhold-medicaid-payments-to-california/

“The Trump administration will withhold $1.3 billion in federal Medicaid payments from California, Vice President JD Vance announced on Wednesday, saying the state had failed to combat fraud in the public health insurance program,” the New York Times reports.

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1. Another lawsuit they'll lose

How much of our money are they wasting on this BS?

[WmChris]

7. Didn't they bully law firms to provide free litigation?

[sinkingfeeling]

2. TSF has no authority to stop those funds. Newsom will kill him in court.

[RPM]

8. which will be resolved in 5-10 years....

[Wiz Imp]

9. Nope. It will happen quickly

[ColoringFool]

3. Oh, Trump Will RUE THIS DAY That He Chose To Fight With Gavin. RUE ...

THE DAY!

[yankee87]

4. Distraction central

He needs another distraction from Iran, Epstein, gas prices, etc.

[cpamomfromtexas]

5. Saying fraud without evidence is defamatory

[Cha]

6. Especially when the Nazis pull

it out of their ass.

[IcyPeas]

10. California derangement syndrome? (Press conference video below)

He always picks on California of course.

Vance and Oz had a press conference today about this. Every other word* was "California"

(*exaggerating slightly)

https://www.youtube.com/live/HG7zIR29BMI