United States acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during a press conference on healthcare and medicaid fraud in the Department of Justice building in Washington D.C., on Tuesday, June 23. (Aaron Schwartz/AP)
President Donald Trump on Saturday called on Congress to impose mandatory prison sentences on people convicted of defrauding Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security and proposed holding state and local politicians personally liable if they knowingly allow such fraud to continue.
“Today, I’m calling on Congress to pass legislation to address fraud in Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security programs,” Trump said in a video posted on Truth Social.
Trump said the first part of his proposal would establish mandatory minimum sentences for people who steal from federal benefit programs, eliminating probation as an option.
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