Resurfaced Video of Gavin Newsom Shows Democrats Have Been Funding Illegal Immigrant Healthcare for Years

Democrats lie, and the competition for the most dishonest Democrat is fierce. But California Governor Gavin Newsom is certainly a contender for the most dishonest politician in America. He lies about everything, including Vice President J.D. Vance.

But he's more honest than his fellow Democrats about one thing: illegal immigrants receiving taxpayer-funded healthcare. While his Party says such a thing doesn't happen, Newsom has been proudly boasting about giving free medical care to illegal immigrants for the better part of 20 years.

Here he is during his tenure as the Mayor of San Francisco, proudly saying so:

Here is Gavin Newsom admitting that he's PROUDLY been giving taxpayer-funded healthcare to illegals since his time as San Francisco mayor in 2004

But Democrats told me we don't give taxpayer-funded healthcare to illegals!pic.twitter.com/MTXltuvcZV
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 22, 2025

California's budget is a mess. The state is billions in debt with no workable solution in sight.

In May, California legislators considered a proposal to freeze Medi-Cal enrollments for illegal immigrants, as reported by Cal Matters (emphasis added):

A year after granting Medi-Cal access to low-income immigrants without legal status, Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to freeze enrollment of new recipients and charge premiums in a move expected to save the state more than $5 billion.
Under Newsom’s proposal announced today, Medi-Cal — the state’s health insurance program for low-income people and those with disabilities — beginning in 2026 would no longer accept new enrollees 19 and older who lack permanent legal status.
The 1.6 million immigrants already signed up would not lose their Medi-Cal coverage, and children could still enroll. All undocumented Californians would still be covered for emergency medical and pregnancy care — so-called “limited scope” coverage that is paid for with federal dollars. But those who don’t enroll before January 2026 would be uncovered for other medical expenses, such as prescription drugs and doctor’s visits.