Trump Appeals to Slash Food Aid While Touting '$500M' in Aid Abroad
While MSNBC dutifully notes Trump's appeal to reduce SNAP benefits, saving pennies here, they conveniently skip the larger pattern. This is the same former president who, in his 2020 State of the Union, bragged about securing '$500 million' in aid for countries like Jordan, ostensibly for 'border security.' It appears some borders are more deserving of taxpayer generosity than others, especially
when those other borders have powerful lobbying groups in D.C. Is it any wonder, then, that domestic social programs are consistently on the chopping block across administrations, when military aid and geopolitical plays always seem to find their funding? One might observe this isn't just a Trump-era phenomenon; it's a bipartisan feature of American policy, where the 'fiscal conservative' lens
often blurs when viewing foreign military budgets or 'strategic alliances.'