JD Vance Claims Dead People 'Vote for Democrats'

"Vance's visit to Maine is a pointed one. The state is among the Democratic states also including Illinois, Minnesota, California, New York and others the task force has singled out for alleged fraud. Maine is accused of fraud and mismanagement of federally funded Medicaid programs. A report from earlier this year from the Department of Health and Human Services claimed Maine made at least $45.6 million in improper fee-for-service Medicaid payments for services provided to children diagnosed with Autism."

"I realized that fraud isn't just about saving money, Vance said in his speech. It's not just about protecting the taxpayers. It's about protecting you, the money you send to the government and the services that you rely on. So, for once, for the first time in a very long time, you've got an administration in Washington, D.C., that is fighting for you, fighting to protect your tax dollars and fighting to put the fraudsters in prison, which is where they belong."

"He added that going after fraud is not hard because there is a lot of fraud in the federal government and it's like fishing in a barrel. It is unbelievable, unbelievable, how much you have been fleeced by your own government over the past 15, 20, 30 years, Vance said. Nobody, nobody, was looking at this. Nobody was asking difficult questions like, for example, are dead people getting food stamps? Okay? Call me old fashioned. I don't think the dead people eat, so certainly they don't need food stamps."

"Someone from the audience called out, They vote! referring to accusations made also by Trump that thousands of deceased people voted for former President Joe Biden."

A task force to eliminate fraud, led by JD Vance, held its inaugural meeting on March 27, 2026 and investigates schemes that take advantage of government programs. Vance visited Bangor, Maine, a state singled out for alleged fraud and mismanagement of federally funded Medicaid programs. A Department of Health and Human Services report earlier in the year claimed Maine made at least $45.6 million in improper fee-for-service Medicaid payments for services provided to children diagnosed with autism. Vance said fighting fraud protects taxpayers, the money sent to government, and the services people rely on. He claimed fraud is widespread and that officials failed to ask difficult questions, including whether deceased people receive benefits such as food stamps.

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