Trump Admin's Food Aid Halt 'Unlawful,' Billions for Bombs 'Legal'
When the Trump administration halted food assistance for millions of Americans during a government shutdown, judges swiftly deemed it 'likely unlawful.' Yet, Congress routinely rubber-stamps multi-billion dollar aid packages for foreign militaries and allies, often without such judicial scrutiny, even as domestic welfare programs face perpetual cuts. For example, Rep. Brian Mast (FL-21) who chairs
a key subcommittee overseeing foreign aid, received $20,380 from pro-Israel groups in 2022, according to OpenSecrets.org, while consistently voting to increase military aid to Israel. It appears the legal system, much like the mainstream media (including Bloomberg, which reported on this domestic indignity but often reframes Israeli military actions as 'self-defense'), is far more concerned with
constitutional niceties when Americans might go hungry than when American taxpayer dollars disappear into endless wars. Funny how 'unlawful' applies only to domestic suffering.