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18. Trump's agriculture head expects '34M able-bodied on Medicaid' to do farm work

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 02:47 PM

Jul 8

These people are nuts

This is how far out of touch these people are ....

Trump's agriculture head expects '34M able-bodied on Medicaid' to do farm work www.rawstory.com/brooke-rolli...
— ðŸ¦‹â„ï¸ðŸBaronðŸâ„ï¸ðŸ¦‹ (@baron333.bsky.social) 2025-07-08T15:25:37.619Z

https://www.rawstory.com/brooke-rollins-medicaid-farm-workers/

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins argued that 34 million "able-bodied adults" who are at risk of losing their Medicaid benefits should be expected to take the jobs of migrants on farms.

During a Tuesday press conference, Rollins was asked about President Donald Trump's pledge to give farmers a "pass" when it came to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.

"There will be no amnesty," Rollins insisted. "The mass deportations continue, but in a strategic way. And we move the workforce towards automation and 100% American participation, which again, with 34 million people, able-bodied adults on Medicaid, we should be able to do that fairly quickly."

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Here's the plan - Americans on Medicaid can pick the crops (X & text) [View all] underpants Jul 8 OP

This has been the plan all along. Medicaid and medicare recipients do immigrant labor. Irish_Dem Jul 8 #1

34 Million unicorns... Hugin Jul 8 #4

The reply within is CRASS and RUDE - please be aware... Moostache Jul 8 #2

This leaves the young markodochartaigh Jul 8 #3

I assumed if you were on Medicaid that you were not "able-bodied." n/t patricia92243 Jul 8 #5

Not Rebl2 Jul 8 #12

+1. The primary target of these MFers appears those covered by the Medicaid expansion. They believe those are Silent Type Jul 8 #14

I have not seen statistics, but I suspect the majority karynnj Jul 8 #20

Except I have not found direct cuts to nursing homes in bill. Also, you are right about most are employed in expansion, Silent Type Jul 8 #21

Cuz nuthin say 'murica odins folly Jul 8 #6

What does he mean - 10 million able bodied on Medicaid don't already have jobs? haele Jul 8 #7

I thought that was being reserved for WhiteTara Jul 8 #8

She could not be more vile. Passages Jul 8 #9

see my prior post on this subject. AllaN01Bear Jul 8 #10

hem. there are lot of ppl in my building who are in wheel chairs . cant see . etc. able bodied and im retired lady . AllaN01Bear Jul 8 #11

I wouldn't bet on that Rollins. republianmushroom Jul 8 #13

Stalin crossed with Mao Arazi Jul 8 #15

Full time at federal min wage is about 15k year kerouac2 Jul 8 #16

Please let me know the farm yield numbers when farming is 100% American participation. Has Brooke ever spent time sinkingfeeling Jul 8 #17

Trump's agriculture head expects '34M able-bodied on Medicaid' to do farm work LetMyPeopleVote Jul 8 #18

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says that "able bodied" Medicaid recipients will replace the farmworkers LetMyPeopleVote Jul 8 #19