The Trump administration is telling states not to pay full November food stamp benefits, revising its previous guidance after winning a temporary victory at the Supreme Court on Friday.
USDA’s latest memo, sent Saturday to state directors of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, instructed states to deliver just 65 percent of benefits during the government shutdown and required those who already sent full payments to claw back that money.
“To the extent States sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized. Accordingly, States must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025,” the memo notes.
Well, that certainly makes it harder to blame the Democrats for the SNAP benefit interruption. Even hardcore MAGA are now starting to think that Trump doesn’t care about the plight of the common man, and they bought the “grocery prices down on day one” line.
Even if like so many Republicans you think that SNAP is for welfare queens, you should also understand that it’s money spent immediately, and that benefits the local economy. Losing that money means another domino in the long line that leads to recession.
As anyone can tell you that has ever had to wade through the maze of requirements and jump through all the moving hoops of getting govt benefits they desperately need, the only REAL “welfare queens” left in the US are sitting on corporate boards like WalMart, Amazon, and McDonald’s, training their new hires how to apply so they don’t have to pay their workers a living wage.