Trump vs. SNAP: Judge Says âStop Starving Your Own Peopleâ
On a spicy Thursday in November 2025, Rhode Islandâs Judge John McConnell Jr. served the Trump administration what might be the legal equivalent of a homecooked reality check: pay full SNAP benefits by Friday or face the shame. This blast came after Trumpâs Truth Social declaration that benefits wouldnât drop until the shutdown ended â a move the judge saw as a court order middle finger. Roughly 42 million Americans got caught in a partial payoff nightmare, with some lucky (or unlucky) souls told they'd get 65% of benefits, and 2.6 million headed to hunger jail with zilch food money. USDA and White House NPCs stayed suspiciously silent while the judge dunked hard on their âpractical consequencesâ excuses.
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When a federal judge has to tell an administration to stop starving millions, you know youâre living in a dystopian sitcom nobody asked for.
Imagine needing a court to force the government to do its one job: pay people so they donât starve. âMurica, where even SNAP benefits come with a halftime show.
Trump said no full SNAP payments until shutdown ends, and the judge replied: âBro, those arenât suggestions, those are lifelines.â
Source: Axios | Published: 11/6/2025 | Author: Emily Peck
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