Jasmine Crockett slams RFK Jr. for ignoring Donald Trump's taxpayer spending

Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a scathing criticism against the U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, after the latter said that the administration would investigate and build a case against those who used taxpayer dollars as their "personal bank account." Secretary Kennedy Jr's statement came as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche revealed that hundreds had been charged with fraud related to healthcare and medical programs since June 8.

In a post on X, Crockett accused Trump of using taxpayer dollars to fund the White House ballroom project, the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House, the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and his personal golfing trips. "But I guess it's hard to go after the man who gave you your job," she added. Crockett is not the only Democratic congresswoman to have accused Kennedy of ignoring taxpayer spending made by the White House.

Rep. Becca Balint shared an image of President Trump with his eyes shut, seemingly asleep, and claimed that he was the "worst offender" when it comes to fraud after the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed that it had charged 455 people for their alleged participation in healthcare fraud. The Trump administration has long raised its voice against fraudulent activities being done under healthcare schemes like Medicare and Medicaid.

Among the defendants were 90 doctors and other healthcare professionals, who were involved in a $6.5 billion fraud, as per CNN. Kennedy Jr. claimed that 165 defendants allegedly submitted more than $200 million in false claims to Medicaid. "These schemes did not target government programs; they targeted the American taxpayer," he told reporters. "They stole money from workers who pay taxes, from families that depend on Medicare and Medicaid, and from patients who trusted their healthcare professionals to be serving their health interests when it turns out they were just chasing money from our agencies."

The Health Secretary also claimed that healthcare professionals took advantage of patients' trust in them and deliberately addicted them to opioids to boost revenue. "In certain cases, patients allegedly died while thinking they were receiving legitimate medical care from providers who only viewed them as billing opportunities," he added. The fraudulent cases in question include false wound care claims, which led to a $2 billion Medicare payment to an Arizona company and another $906 million scheme in Texas.

In California, a hospice owner allegedly paid a funeral home employee to get information about those who recently passed away in order to charge fraudulent Medicare fees for a few days of hospice services. The DOJ also made history when it charged 295 defendants and more than $518 million in false claims submitted to Medicaid, making it the largest number of people charged and funds lost to fraud in its history. The Trump administration's efforts against fraud have been ongoing since 2025, when it charged 324 defendants with more than $14.6 billion in alleged fraud.