Using SNAP as leverage was bad idea first time around

[C_Clayton_Jones]

‘During this fall’s government shutdown, when food banks faced lines circling the block, President Donald Trump didn’t seem to understand that he’d become the face of his administration’s refusal to fund SNAP food benefits.

“I do NOT want Americans to go hungry,” he insisted on Truth Social in October, even as he waged a pitched legal battle to keep the nation’s largest anti-hunger program idled along with the rest of the federal government.

Polls show that strategy didn’t work out so well for Trump or for Republicans. Nevertheless, the administration, having failed to learn from that mistake, is doubling down and planning to try it again.

As soon as this week, millions of low-income and working-class Americans could have their SNAP food benefits withheld; part of what Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says is an attempt to root out “rampant fraud,” but Democrats say is a sneaky attempt to expand the White House’s mass deportation campaign.’

Comment: Using SNAP as leverage was bad idea first time around | HeraldNet.com

The White House says it intends to suspend food aid in blue states that refuse to surrender data on recipients.

www.heraldnet.com

There’s no limit to how reprehensible and wrong Trump can be.

This unwarranted attack on Democratic states is based on the lie that undocumented immigrants are receiving SNAP benefits.

In fact, lawful resident immigrants cannot receive public assistance if they’ve been in the country less than five years, so undocumented immigrants certainly are participating.

Trump’s threat to again deprive people of food is reckless and irresponsible.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

SNAP should not exist.

 

[Concerned American]

SNAP should not exist.

Along with free breakfasts and lunches to all regardless of income in public schools.

 

[Concerned American]

This unwarranted attack on Democratic states is based on the lie that undocumented immigrants are receiving SNAP benefits.

More gaslighting. Changing an illegal immigrant's status to 'temporary protected status' in order to be able to disburse gov't benefits does not change the fact that they are STILL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. You are either shamelessly gaslighting or you're ignorant.

 

[struth]

‘During this fall’s government shutdown, when food banks faced lines circling the block, President Donald Trump didn’t seem to understand that he’d become the face of his administration’s refusal to fund SNAP food benefits.

“I do NOT want Americans to go hungry,” he insisted on Truth Social in October, even as he waged a pitched legal battle to keep the nation’s largest anti-hunger program idled along with the rest of the federal government.

Polls show that strategy didn’t work out so well for Trump or for Republicans. Nevertheless, the administration, having failed to learn from that mistake, is doubling down and planning to try it again.

As soon as this week, millions of low-income and working-class Americans could have their SNAP food benefits withheld; part of what Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says is an attempt to root out “rampant fraud,” but Democrats say is a sneaky attempt to expand the White House’s mass deportation campaign.’

Comment: Using SNAP as leverage was bad idea first time around | HeraldNet.com

The White House says it intends to suspend food aid in blue states that refuse to surrender data on recipients.

www.heraldnet.com

There’s no limit to how reprehensible and wrong Trump can be.

This unwarranted attack on Democratic states is based on the lie that undocumented immigrants are receiving SNAP benefits.

In fact, lawful resident immigrants cannot receive public assistance if they’ve been in the country less than five years, so undocumented immigrants certainly are participating.

Trump’s threat to again deprive people of food is reckless and irresponsible.

Rewriting history won’t work. Americans don’t forget that the Schumer shutdown was all Dem

 

[Robert W]

There’s no limit to how reprehensible and wrong Trump can be.

This unwarranted attack on Democratic states is based on the lie that undocumented immigrants are receiving SNAP benefits.

In fact, lawful resident immigrants cannot receive public assistance if they’ve been in the country less than five years, so undocumented immigrants certainly are participating.

Trump’s threat to again deprive people of food is reckless and irresponsible.

Yes
Yes, SNAP was funded during the 2025 shutdown. Although SNAP benefits were suspended due to the government shutdown, federal judges intervened and ordered that the Trump administration must continue distributing benefits for November by drawing out of the agency’s contingency fund. This allowed for partial payments to be made, and by November 13, 2025, the USDA issued a memo instructing state agencies to provide full November SNAP benefits.

Wikipedia+1

 

[1srelluc]

The OP's handlers must see the Schumer Shutdown as a pitfall and has instructed their bots (OP) to commence gaslighting.

 

[Rogue AI]

Sensible people understand that the government and the people have a right to know who tax dollars are going to. This won't end well for illegals gaming the system.