This tweet basically sums up Bernie’s lies, and the left’s argument, against anything Trump does: “PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE!!”

This is the case for everything. President Trump wants to cut taxes? A death sentence according to the left! President Trump thinks we should use reliable fossil fuels instead of unreliable solar and wind? He’s killing everyone on the planet, Greta Thunberg screams! President Trump believes we should secure the border? Children will die!

So, it’s no surprise that we’re seeing the same hyperbolic rhetoric about President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. But Bernie’s claim that the bill will kill 51,000 people every year is just absurd, dangerous, and flat out wrong. Here are the facts. 

First off, Bernie asked Yale and Penn to produce a number he could weaponize, and they obliged. I read their letter. Here’s why it’s built on bad assumptions and politics, not facts.

They claim 11,300 people will die from losing Medicaid or ACA coverage. What do they leave out? Most of those losing coverage are: 1.4 million Illegal immigrants, 2.8 million duplicate or enrollees who make too much money to be on these programs in the first place, 4.8 million able-bodied adults who don’t need to be on government-subsidized healthcare. 

We’re restoring the program to serve those who truly need it. That’s fair, and it pus Medicaid on a better financial footing for the people it was intended to serve. 

They say 18,200 seniors will die from losing automatic access to drug subsidies. That’s not how this works. These seniors can still apply and get help. The letter assumes no one re-enrolls. This is just updating eligibility, like every program does. They say 13,300 will die if we repeal a nursing home staffing mandate. But that mandate isn’t funded, and many nursing homes, especially in rural areas, can’t meet it. Keeping it would force closures. Repealing it actually keeps care available.

Now here’s what the bill really does: It protects Medicaid for seniors, kids, people with disabilities, and pregnant women. It cuts out waste, fraud, and ineligible use. And yes — it brings back work requirements. The work requirement provision simply says if you’re healthy, not in school, and have no kids, you have to work, volunteer, or train 20 hours a week to keep benefits. According to polling, 81% of Americans think that sounds fair.

So, no Bernie, we are not killing people. We are preserving government programs for people who actually need them and Americans agree with our efforts. Fear mongering is not going to work against common sense.