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riversedge

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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

By
Arthur Delaney
Nov 4, 2025, 11:27 AM EST
|Updated 4 hours ago
00:17
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. ..................

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