Trump Admin Tries to Starve Americans, Gets Slapped by Judge
When politicians argue over budgets, it's often the most vulnerable who feel the squeeze first. In 2019, during a 35-day government shutdown—the longest in U.S. history—the Trump administration attempted to limit SNAP payments as a leverage tactic. It wasn't about fiscal responsibility; it was about political posturing, holding food assistance hostage to secure funding for a border wall. (Funny
how 'national security' priorities shift, isn't it?) This wasn't a rogue agent; this was a deliberate strategy to inflict pain on millions. While SNAP recipients worried about making ends meet, lawmakers continued to collect their full salaries. One might wonder if the same urgency to cut benefits exists when discussing the $14 billion in aid to foreign entities, or if that’s a different kind of
national interest entirely.