'Stop it': Maxine Waters goes after reporter asking about health care for illegals, Trump chimes in

 October 1, 2025

This story was originally published by the WND News Center.

Rep. Maxine Waters, the California Democrat known for going over the edge with her comments just about every time she speaks, even to the point of advocating hate against her political critics, has gone there again.

This time she's gone after a reporter, insisting, "You don't have to ask that question."

The question was about her party's government shutdown, and whether her demands for taxpayer funded health care for illegal aliens was that important.

And that came immediately after she confirmed that is exactly her party's top line.

President Donald Trump reacted:

"Maxine Waters admitted that she is demanding Healthcare for Illegal Aliens, and it's going to be Top of the Line, taking American Taxpayers' Healthcare away from them!"

Here are her comments:

report at Yahoo News explained that she snapped at the question.

"Quit it. Stop it," she said, interrupting the reporter. "This is the kind of journalism we don't need."

The comments from Waters came as she was approached by LindellTV reporter Alison Steinberg outside the Capitol.

"Do Democrats want to prioritize the healthcare of illegal aliens over a government shutdown because if the government does shut down, Americans workers are going to be furloughed," Steinberg began.

"Excuse me. Stop it right there," Waterr charged. "We're not prioritizing. What we're saying simply is that we want to keep the government open and we want to work with the Republicans and have a bipartisan agreement to keep this government open, and healthcare is at the top of our agenda."

The reporter continued, "But are Democrats demanding healthcare for illegal aliens?"

Waters: "Democrats are demanding healthcare for everybody. We want to save lives. We want to make sure that healthcare is available to those who would die [without] having, having the help of their government."

Steinberg pressed: "So you're good with the government shutdown even if it means giving healthcare to people who aren't Americans."

"That's what you're pushing on. What you're trying to do is you're standing here and you're trying to make me say that somehow we are going to put non-citizens over Americans. Quit it! Stop it!" Waters demanded.

The government shutdown actually developed when Democrats demanded some $1.5 trillion in lavish spending in a funding bill lasting only a few weeks. It would hand out cash for healthcare for illegals, fund propaganda machines, and more.

GIven GOP reluctance to go along, Democrats then refused to support a resolution that would have kept the government open.
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