{"id":2602771,"date":"2026-05-14T14:28:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-floats-gitmo-for-medicaid-fraudsters-in-maine-remarks\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:30:28","slug":"vance-floats-gitmo-for-medicaid-fraudsters-in-maine-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-floats-gitmo-for-medicaid-fraudsters-in-maine-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance floats \u2018Gitmo\u2019 for Medicaid fraudsters in Maine remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-floats-gitmo-for-medicaid-fraudsters-in-maine-remarks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2602771&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>JD Vance said in Maine that criminals who commit Medicaid and Medicare fraud should be sent to \u201cGitmo\u201d (Guantanamo Bay), a comment he made after an audience member suggested it. He argued the crackdown needs to be broader and said Maine\u2019s high fraud rates are fueled in part by illegal immigrants receiving taxpayer-funded benefits, while also criticizing the state government for allegedly refusing federal cooperation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> joked on Thursday that he liked the idea of sending <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicaid\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1289\">Medicaid<\/a> fraudsters to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/guantanamo-bay\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"213\">Guantanamo Bay<\/a> as he called for a broader crackdown on criminals abusing <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >taxpayer-funded programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to a crowd in Maine about the administration\u2019s efforts to crack down on Medicaid and Medicare fraud, Vance was interrupted by an attendee who urged the vice president to send criminals abusing the taxpayer-funded programs to \u201cGitmo\u201d \u2014 a nickname for the detention camp at a U.S. base in Cuba.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4569037\/jd-vance-maine-bronze-medalist-of-fraud\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance: Maine the \u2018bronze medalist\u2019 of fraud, behind California and Minnesota<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4568810\/doug-burgum-east-potomac-golf-links-layout\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Doug Burgum releases new East Potomac Golf Links layout<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4568163\/trump-desantis-sued-land-donation-presidential-library-florida\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump and DeSantis sued over land donation for presidential library<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cThis guy just said, \u2018Send them to Gitmo,&#8217;\u201d Vance said, pointing to a member of the audience. \u201cNo comment, sir. But I kind of like sending the fraudsters to Gitmo. We got to get them out of this country, and we got to get them in prison.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Vance tied Medicaid fraud in part to illegal immigrants receiving taxpayer-funded benefits, while also calling for broader crackdowns on fraudsters abusing the programs.<\/p>\n<p>The vice president said in his remarks that Maine was right behind California and Minnesota in terms of numbers of Medicaid and Medicare fraud. He said the reason was that Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) was refusing to cooperate with the federal government on the crackdown.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4567018\/jd-vance-pushes-states-root-out-medicaid-fraud-risk-losing-federal-funding\/\"><strong>VANCE PUSHES STATES TO ROOT OUT MEDICAID FRAUD OR RISK LOSING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at the fraud that has happened in this state, if you look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-now-targeting-desantis\/\" title=\"Democrats Are Now Targeting DeSantis\">illegal immigrant communities<\/a> who have taken benefits that ought to, by right, go to the people in this room,\u201d Vance said. \u201cWhat you have in Maine is a festering problem where people have been taken advantage of, and they\u2019ve been stolen from, and your government hasn\u2019t done anything about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo let me ask you this simple question: Do you like having a government official who fights for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-urge-americans-to-stay-home-in-january-knowing-no-one-would-show-up-for-a-stolen-inauguration\/\" title=\"Democrats Urge Americans to Stay Home in January Knowing No One Would Show Up for a Stolen Inauguration\">illegal aliens<\/a> over you?\u201d Vance said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JD Vance joked about sending Medicaid fraudsters to Gitmo during a crackdown speech in Maine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2602772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26133711300253.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4731,9148,61924,5112,15469],"class_list":["post-2602771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gitmo","tag-maine","tag-medicaid-fraud","tag-remarks","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26133711300253.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2602771"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2602775,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602771\/revisions\/2602775"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2602772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2602771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2602771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2602771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}