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Hakeem Jeffries Accuses Trump and GOP of Weaponizing Hunger with SNAP Cuts

Forbes Breaking NewsNovember 7, 20251 min1,277 views
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SNAP Benefits and Government Shutdown

  • 🎯 House Democrats are taking action to ensure SNAP benefits are paid in November, even if the government remains shut down.
  • 💡 The Trump administration has an emergency contingency fund of approximately $5 billion to prevent any American from going hungry.

Republican Tactics and Proposed Cuts

  • ⚠️ Hakeem Jeffries accuses Donald Trump and Republicans of attempting to 'weaponize hunger' to push their extreme right-wing policies.
  • 💰 Republicans are criticized for proposing a $186 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, described as the largest SNAP cut in American history.
  • 💔 This move is seen as ripping food away from hungry children, seniors, families, women, and veterans to provide tax breaks to billionaire donors.
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SNAP benefitsGovernment shutdownHakeem JeffriesDonald TrumpGOPSupplemental Nutritional Assistance ProgramHungerWeaponizing hungerRepublican spending billTax breaksBillionaire donors
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