Here we go again. Another government shutdown, another temper tantrum from the left, and another opportunity for Democrats to blame President Trump for a mess they manufactured in the first place. This time, it’s about SNAP benefits, the same food stamp program that ballooned like a hot air balloon during Biden’s reign of chaos. Now that President Trump is demanding actual fiscal discipline and border security, suddenly it’s the end of the world if we don’t pour billions more into the ever-expanding welfare state.
On Thursday, President Trump took to Truth Social to deliver the kind of blunt reality check the media refuses to acknowledge. In his words, SNAP “increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars (MANY FOLD!)” because the Biden administration basically handed them out like candy. And he’s not wrong. Under Biden, SNAP eligibility standards became so loose you’d think they were giving out scratch-off tickets. Fraud, noncitizens collecting benefits, zero verification — it was a free-for-all. President Trump has made it clear: that gravy train stops here.
Donald J. Trump Truth Social 11.04.25 11:06 AM EST pic.twitter.com/nxSizwxNgT
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) November 4, 2025
The government shutdown is now entering its fifth week, and it’s not because Trump won’t negotiate. It’s because Senate Democrats, led by none other than Chuck “Crocodile Tears” Schumer, are holding the entire country hostage to squeeze in more funding for illegal immigrants and left-wing pet projects. Instead of passing a clean bill that keeps the lights on and the border secure, they’re demanding more cash for programs that have already been abused beyond recognition.
Let’s be real. SNAP was never supposed to be a universal handout. It was designed for struggling American families, not an open invitation to anyone with a pen and an application form. But Biden and his handlers turned it into just that. Now, when President Trump says we’re not going to keep throwing money at a broken system unless Democrats act like adults and reopen the government, the left screams “crisis.”
Even worse, two Obama-era judges stepped in this week to force the administration to cough up emergency funds to partially pay November’s SNAP bill. The result? Only $4.65 billion remains, and that barely covers half of what’s needed. The USDA considered raiding Child Nutrition funds to make up the difference, but thankfully they backed off before sabotaging meals for 29 million school kids.
President Trump is doing what no one else in Washington has the guts to do: draw a line. The left can cry and scream all they want, but until they agree to stop playing politics with our budget and our borders, the SNAP freeze stays in place. Maybe, just maybe, it’s time Democrats stop holding poor Americans hostage for their own political theater.
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