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BumRushDaShow

(163,346 posts) Tue Nov 4, 2025, 03:17 PM Nov 4

Trump Threatens To Hold SNAP Benefits Hostage, Then Karoline Leavitt Says He Won't

Source: Huff Post

Nov 4, 2025, 11:27 AM EST | Updated 39 minutes ago

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that federal food benefits won’t be distributed until after Democrats agree to reopen the government. Hours later, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt contradicted the president, saying food benefits would go out after all.

As of Tuesday afternoon, it was basically unclear what was going on, except that Donald Trump had placed himself at the center of governing chaos. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday morning, Trump said Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits “will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!”

Trump’s announcement was a shocking reversal from Monday, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers SNAP, said it would abide by court orders to pay at least partial benefits by tapping a contingency fund.

The USDA had said in a court filing that it “intends to deplete SNAP contingency funds completely and provide reduced SNAP benefits for November 2025.” Leavitt later said the USDA would, in fact, obey the court order.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-snap-benefits-shutdown_n_690a2678e4b0d65f7022f8d2

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Trump Threatens To Hold SNAP Benefits Hostage, Then Karoline Leavitt Says He Won't (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 4 OP

Awesome White House strategy BOSSHOG Nov 4 #1

If she wasn't such a terrible person... Blue_playwright Nov 4 #2

ATTENTION TO ME ME ME ME!!!! bob + weave bob + weave. make sure to dump on democrats. ME ME!!! pansypoo53219 Nov 4 #3

TACO TUESDAY onenote Nov 4 #4

he's just mercurial! maxsolomon Nov 4 #5

Imagine the SlobFather in a hedgerow maze - he'd NEVER get out he's so stupid. NoMoreRepugs Nov 4 #6

I think it IS clear what is going on..... BigmanPigman Nov 4 #7

Repugs and Trumps staff are discovering they have a mad man sitting in the Oval Office!! riversedge Nov 4 #9

Good, they helped to create the psychopathic sadist. BigmanPigman Nov 4 #11

ONLY a CRUEL man like #Trump would withhold FOOD from hungry kids and disabled ;( riversedge Nov 4 #8

I think Trump honestly forgot on Tuesday, what he had said on Monday.... Jack Valentino Nov 4 #10

BOSSHOG

(44,136 posts)

1. Awesome White House strategy

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 04:16 PM

Nov 4

Guess who’s telling the lie this time.

Blue_playwright

(1,606 posts)

2. If she wasn't such a terrible person...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 04:23 PM

Nov 4

...I'd feel sorry for her having to try and keep up with his firehose of bullshit.

pansypoo53219

(22,724 posts)

3. ATTENTION TO ME ME ME ME!!!! bob + weave bob + weave. make sure to dump on democrats. ME ME!!!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 04:35 PM

Nov 4

gnewz race for every morsel.

onenote

(45,848 posts)

4. TACO TUESDAY

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 05:40 PM

Nov 4

maxsolomon

(37,820 posts)

5. he's just mercurial!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 05:56 PM

Nov 4

stop demanding internal consistency, radical left democrats!

NoMoreRepugs

(11,723 posts)

6. Imagine the SlobFather in a hedgerow maze - he'd NEVER get out he's so stupid.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 06:19 PM

Nov 4

BigmanPigman

(54,374 posts)

7. I think it IS clear what is going on.....

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 09:20 PM

Nov 4

The White House is a mess and no one knows what they are doing or what others are doing. What a waste of oxygen.

riversedge

(78,834 posts)

9. Repugs and Trumps staff are discovering they have a mad man sitting in the Oval Office!!

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #7)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:09 PM

Nov 4

BigmanPigman

(54,374 posts)

11. Good, they helped to create the psychopathic sadist.

Reply to riversedge (Reply #9)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 11:14 PM

Nov 4

Now he will go full steam ahead with his agenda based on revenge. He is going to destroy us since we hurt his feelings. He has no loyalties. He loves himself and he hates the USA.

He is going to put all of his efforts into destroying what's left of the country which he feels has hurt his poor feelings. Boo hoo and fuck you is what Americans voted for today.

Fasten your seat belts....he is taking the country into uncharted waters with the goal of destroying us through any means available to him. He is hell bent on bankrupting then killing all citizens in his final stage....the REVENGE STAGE.

riversedge

(78,834 posts)

8. ONLY a CRUEL man like #Trump would withhold FOOD from hungry kids and disabled ;(

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:07 PM

Nov 4

Trump Threatens To Hold SNAP Benefits Hostage, Then Karoline Leavitt Says He Won't
The president appears to want to ignore a court order to pay the benefits.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-snap-benefits-shutdown_n_690a2678e4b0d65f7022f8d2?origin=top-ad-recirc

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Nov 4, 2025, 11:27 AM EST
|Updated 4 hours ago
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SNAP Is In Trouble
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that federal food benefits won’t be distributed until after Democrats agree to reopen the government.

Hours later, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt contradicted the president, saying food benefits would go out after all. ..................

Jack Valentino

(4,030 posts)

10. I think Trump honestly forgot on Tuesday, what he had said on Monday....

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:10 PM

Nov 4

and went back to what he had been habitually saying before the judges ruled against him....

because he's freakin DEMENTED! I'm sure his short-term memory is for SHIT.

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