The government shutdown is about to serve America a big, cold helping of irony: millions of peopleāmostly in red statesāare about to lose their food stamps thanks to the politicians they voted for.
On November 1, SNAP benefits are set to run out because Congress canāt agree on a budget, leaving 42 million low-income Americans wondering whether dinner will consist of actual food or just vacuous MAGA slogans. The Trump administrationās USDA website helpfully announced that āthe well has run dry,ā while simultaneously blaming Democratsāin a clear violation of the Hatch Actānot that the rule of law has ever stopped this administration from doing anything.