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Judges rule that food stamp benefits cannot be suspended over shutdown — and Trump responds
The threat to cut food aid benefits was ended by two court rulings that said the Trump administration would need to use contingency plans to keep the money flowing.
Democrats and Republicans have been blaming each other for the U.S. Department of Agriculture plan to cut off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits on Nov. 1.
‘I do NOT want Americans to go hungry just because the Radical Democrats refuse to do the right thing and REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT.’
On Friday, judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled that SNAP benefits could not be cut.
“There is no doubt and it is beyond argument that irreparable harm will begin to occur, if it hasn’t already occurred in the terror it has caused some people about the availability of funding for food, for their family,” said U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston similarly ruled that the “suspension of SNAP payments was based on the erroneous conclusion that the contingency funds could not be used to ensure continuation of SNAP payments.”
Both judges McConnell and Talwani were appointed by former President Joe Biden.
The president responded to the rulings in a post on Truth Social.
“Our Government lawyers do not think we have the legal authority to pay SNAP with certain monies we have available, and now two Courts have issued conflicting opinions on what we can and cannot do,” the president said.
“I do NOT want Americans to go hungry just because the Radical Democrats refuse to do the right thing and REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT,” he added. “Therefore, I have instructed our lawyers to ask the Court to clarify how we can legally fund SNAP as soon as possible.”
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He went on to blame Democrats for the shutdown and called on Americans to pressure Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York to reopen the government.
“If we are given the appropriate legal direction by the Court, it will BE MY HONOR to provide the funding, just like I did with Military and Law Enforcement Pay,” Trump added.
About 42 million Americans depend on the SNAP program for food aid. Polling shows that far more Americans blame Democrats for this shutdown than during the first government shutdown during Trump’s first term.
“If you use SNAP benefits, call the Senate Democrats, and tell them to reopen the Government, NOW!” Trump concluded.
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‘Country Is Beginning To Shift’: Pollsters Says Chaos Democrats Engineered Over SNAP Is Backfiring On Them
‘you’ll see more resentment’
Sighting Of Rare Whale Shark Triggers Beach Closures In Israel
Beaches in Haifa, Israel were closed after a rare whale shark sighting
Hakeem Jeffries Refuses To Take Responsibility And Blames Trump As New York’s Busiest Airport Faces Ground Stop
‘harmful effects of the shutdown’
US strike against military targets in Venezuela could begin at any moment: Report
Trump’s administration is getting ready to order a military strike against targets in Venezuela, according to a Miami Herald report.
The reported goal of the strike would be to decapitate the leadership of the drug-trafficking organization headed by Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
‘What’s worse for him, there is now more than one general willing to capture and hand him over.’
The sources would not say if Maduro himself would be a target of the strike.
“Maduro is about to find himself trapped and might soon discover that he cannot flee the country even if he decided to,” the source is quoted as saying. “What’s worse for him, there is now more than one general willing to capture and hand him over, fully aware that one thing is to talk about death, and another to see it coming.”
White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly released a statement seemingly rejecting the report.
“Unnamed sources don’t know what they’re talking about. Any announcements regarding Venezuela policy would come directly from the president,” she said.
The Trump administration had previously announced a $50 million reward for Maduro’s capture in August. It has also destroyed various boats that were reportedly in use by traffickers to bring drugs to the U.S.
“Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE!” said Trump at the time.
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California responded to the report and vehemently opposed the decision.
“Trump is getting ready to launch strikes inside Venezuela,” wrote Khanna on social media. “This is blatantly unconstitutional. Congress must speak up now to stop another endless, regime-change war.”
The Wall Street Journal also confirmed the report and that the strike would be a message to Maduro that it is time for him to step down.
Military expert Mark Cancian told the Herald that the military forces in the Caribbean were enough for a strike but not for an invasion.
“There isn’t enough combat power for an invasion,” he said, “but there is plenty for air or missile strikes against the cartels or the Maduro regime.”
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Places To Visit In D.C. Unaffected By The Government Shutdown
If you’re at a loss for what to do in Washington during the shutdown, or if you’re looking for off-the-beaten-path places to visit once the government reopens, check out this list.
Jay Jones Claimed $500,000 Fundraising Haul Showed Grassroots ‘Momentum and Enthusiasm.’ It Actually Came From a Single Dem PAC.
Jay Jones boasted that the $500,000 he raked in just 24 hours after his Oct. 16 debate was “a clear sign of momentum and enthusiasm”—but that funding can be attributed entirely to a single political action committee centered on electing Democratic attorney general candidates like himself.
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