The Republicans are desperately trying to create a new narrative regarding their assault on SNAP benefits, despite introducing new legislation in the Big Beautiful Bill to defund the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The bill not only slashes funding but also places new restrictions and limitations upon those who could receive the benefits. Nearly every Republican in the Senate (save three) voted to pass The Big Beautiful Bill, and a few House members also voted no. Overwhelmingly, the Republican Party has sought to destroy the SNAP program, which serves more whites than any other group. However, the stereotype of a heavy set black women (welfare queen) continue to dominates America's idea of who gets food stamps, which is essentially racist. And this is the very image Republicans want to project: past, present and future. But I am sure they did not predict the outcry which occurred as benefits halted due to the government shutdown.
It is laughable Mike Johnson and convicted felon-in-chief Donald Trump point fingers at Democrats; yet Trump, Johnson, and fellow Republican colleagues are the very people who sought to overhaul the SNAP program by destroying it back on July 4, 2025; long before the government shutdown. It is perplexing how MAGA readily accepts Republican accusations projected towards Democrats after SNAP benefits stopped November 1. These are the same Republicans which sought to do away with the SNAP benefits just as they have sought to do away with Medicaid. They do not give a damn about people having enough food or health coverage.
The National League Of Cities states on an article published in August 2025 with the following statement: "The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) dynamic analysis and cost estimate shows that the bill cuts federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $279 billion through 2034. "It furthers outlines in the same article "By shifting cost burdens from the federal government to state government, many states will be unable to maintain programs at current levels. The Urban Institute estimates that 22.3 million US families would be affected, losing some or all of their SNAP benefits." Again, please note the passage of this bill occurred at least two months before the government shutdown. The anti-SNAP, anti-Medicaid, anti-veterans Big Beautiful Bill was crafted and passed by congressional Republicans and plotted out in Project 2025. Their intention was to destroy SNAP and Medicaid in the first place.
According to an assessment of the inevitable repercussions stemming from the Big Beautiful Bill upon SNAP, the Brookings Institute predicted some states to "cut SNAP participation substantially and is likely to lead other states to end their participation in the program entirely." Cost of the program will shift from the federal government to states starting in the year 2027. Brookings further states: " Older Americans between the ages of 55 and 64 and parents without children under age 14, both without a proven work-limiting disability, will be newly subject to time limit work requirements alongside people between the ages of 18 and 54 without dependents or a proven work-limiting disability. OBBBA ended exemptions from time limit work requirements for veterans, those experiencing homelessness, and former foster care youth."
New work requirements for the SNAP program began last month in October. As stated above, veterans who risk their lives for us, homeless, and youth will need to meet these work requirements to receive three months of assistance. One can readily see, the United States may end up with fatalities from this situation. Refugees, victims of human trafficking, those granted political asylum, legal residents who are not United States citizens will also lose their benefits.
Naturally, a good portion of the bill goes into effect AFTER the mid-term elections, shrewdly calculated by devious Republicans. They know the MAGA base might erupt in derision if such changes are scheduled before the elections. Additionally, they are going to get another FAFO moment, as the premiums through the Affordable Care Act are about the skyrocket. Who will they blame then? Democrats? Count on it, as the Republicans will twist the narrative once again. The cultish MAGA collective will lap it up like rancid milk from a bowl and relish every sour drop.
So Trump who likes wonderful secrets posted on Truth Social he would comply with a ruling put forth October 31, 2025 by two federal judges which ordered the USDA to appropriate money from a 5 billion dollar contingency fund towards SNAP benefits. The USDA (the United States Department of Agriculture) oversees the SNAP program. By Tuesday, the felon reverses his position and defies the federal court ruling, and declares no funding for SNAP until the government shutdown ends. So much for those in need Trump wrote of in a Truth Social post; when first affirming compliance to the court's ruling. By the way, I learned at least one of the two federal judges was appointed by former President Barack Obama, a major stimulus to make Trump blot his already soiled diapers.
TACO tendency Trump the night before his reversal threw a great Gatsby themed party for his wealthy friends and constituents; all the while as food pantries stand bare because of the great need of families. Such are the priorities of the Republican Party, and Trump for billionaires. Regarding Trump's defiance of the court order, state Representative Ted Lieu, a Democrat from California tweeted a post stating ”As a result, 42 million kids, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities could go hungry. This is illegal, immoral, and absolutely cruel."
The holidays are approaching, and millions of people may not have the Thanksgiving dinner they anticipated, or a real dinner any night for that matter. People, do your research--Trump and the Republican Party hate poor people and the working class. They play their electorate like a fiddle and never deliver except on one thing: racism. So for many racists MAGA out there, they would rather go without food as they continue to cheer Trump on for his white supremacist agenda. Trump literally do not care whether people live or die, whether its injecting Lysol or bombing Venezuelan boats, whether its crushing SNAP to feed the hungry or denying healthcare--it is all the same to him.
*The Trump pendulum is swinging wildly. Before I could post this article up, it appears Trump may have reversed his position once again, allowing the USDA contingency funds to be used for SNAP benefits, according to shoulder lifting press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Then, a few days ago, another federal judged ordered full payments to SNAP beneficiaries as opposed to partial payments. Trump shifted his position again! Then Friday, on November 7, the Associated Press reports "The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown, even though residents in some states already have received the funds." Until people actually get SNAP benefits loaded onto their EBT cards, recipients should just assume everything is subject to change with this president on a daily basis.
You can't make this stuff up. Meanwhile, all of the Trump generated chaos continues to help our felon-in-chief efforts to deflect from the Epstein files.
