"Although a federal court ordered him to continue to provide food stamps to about 42 million low-income Americans who depend on them, Trump threatened to deny them anyway until the end of the government shutdown. In a post on social media on Tuesday, he said benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), commonly referred to as food stamps, will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up the government, which they can easily do, and not before!"
"Eighty-eight years ago, in his second inaugural address, Franklin D Roosevelt told America that the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. It was not a test of the nation's military might or of the size of the national economy. It was a test of our moral authority."
Democrats enjoyed a political victory and need to refine an economic message centered on affordability and fairness for upcoming midterms. A federal court ordered continuation of food stamps for about 42 million low-income Americans, but Trump threatened to withhold SNAP benefits until the government reopened. The White House agreed to use emergency funds yet planned to cut benefits by half, and the administration moved to appeal a later court order requiring full funding in November. The administration's approach contrasts with Roosevelt's standard of aiding the needy, while Democrats demand continued subsidized healthcare to prevent soaring premiums for lower-income Americans.
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