Blue State SNAP web pages give the GOP a taste of its own medicine
It appears some Democratic states have finally relented when it comes to President Donald Trump’s administration insisting the government shutdown is the Democrats’ fault.
So, they have decided to inform visitors that if they are panicking because Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will be suspended on November 1 due to the shutdown, they can blame the Republican Party.
The official Massachusetts State website for SNAP benefits now it has an alert that says, “President Trump is currently choosing not to issue November SNAP benefits that will help you and many families put food on the table.”
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The alert expands to say: “Starting in November, on a rolling basis, some people will see a cut in SNAP due to changes that Congressional Republicans and President Trump enacted in the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’”
California social services website It has a similar message.
“The federal government has shut down because the president and Congress have been unable to continue government funding,” it reads in part.
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The alerts appear to be giving Trump and the Republican Party a taste of their own medicine. At the beginning of the shutdown, several federal websites displayed pop-ups and banners blaming Democrats for the situation.
Illinois also decided to play tit-for-tat.
“Federal officials in the Trump administration have told all states that if the Republican federal government shutdown continues, they will not pay SNAP (food stamps) benefits in November. As a result, SNAP clients will not receive November food benefits unless the Trump administration takes further steps to reopen the government.” a notice is read.
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The last time there was a government shutdown under Trump in 2018-2019, his administration made sure people didn’t lose their SNAP benefits. But this time, the GOP claims the funds simply aren’t there.
“That’s a Republican election. That’s a Trump election,” Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) told Stephen Colbert Thursday night, noting that there is “a lot of money” for food assistance right now.
“But what they want to do now is basically pit the poor people on food stamps against the middle class people on the Affordable Care Act, and basically say, ‘Let’s figure out how to make these people fight each other,’” Gallego continued. “So both the Republican and Donald Trump can screw them both.”
The crux of the government shutdown is health care. Democrats want to expand subsidies for Americans who buy health insurance on the Affordable Care Act exchanges. Republicans falsely claim that Democrats want to provide free health care to undocumented immigrants.
Meanwhile, Republicans have become missing. amid the government shutdown, making negotiation difficult. Trump spent the last week touring Asia, where South Korean President Lee Jae Myung played on Trump’s ego. giving the president a gold crown.
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As Colbert interviewed Gallego Thursday night, he wondered why Americans can’t have affordable health care. and be able to feed their families too.
“But it’s a false choice, isn’t it?” Colbert asked Gallego. “Shouldn’t we be able to do both?”
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“It is a false election,” Gallego responded. “And like in a great country like ours, you can do both, right? With great leaders, you can do both. We don’t have a great leader in the White House right now, do we? It’s just a fact.”
He continued: “But we have a man who wants to divide us more than he wants to unite us and really take care of us. That’s the problem we have now. And instead of actually being a leader, he goes abroad to get affirmation from all these other countries that he is a leader.”
“The best way to be a leader for this country is to be here and lead,” Gallego concluded. “You don’t need a crown to prove it.”