Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule
Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
It wasn’t immediately clear how quickly the debit cards that beneficiaries use to buy groceries could be reloaded after the ruling. That process often takes one to two weeks.
In this case the headline actually works to our advantage. It’s clear that Trump is the one fucking with food benefits. Tomorrow, between that and the new healthcare exchange rates being out, he’s going to be more unpopular than ever - even some of his base are going to have pitchforks.
Exactly this. His starving base will see exactly how a
rougerogue president isn’t good for the country now that it affects them.He’s not rouge, he’s orange.