Trump vs. SNAP: A Food Stamp Soap Opera Marathon
KEY POINTS
- â˘The Trump administration directed states to ensure full SNAP benefits are issued for November.
- â˘However, local offices warned that delays could extend the wait for millions of recipients.
- â˘Some states have begun issuing full benefits, while others await approval from the administration.
In a riveting episode of 'Government Shutdown: The Food Stamp Chronicles,' the Trump administration just ordered states on Nov 13 to immediately dish out full November SNAP benefitsâbut donât hold your breath, it might take a week or more. Meanwhile, states like New York, Delaware, and Rhode Island fronted the money themselves, like babysitters covering bedtime snacks. Two companies hold the countryâs benefit-switch keysâimagine a bottleneck so bad itâs basically the Dunkinâ Donuts of hunger relief. Governor Andy Beshear of Kentucky optimistically promises full pay by monthâs end, with more info TBDâbasically the bureaucratic equivalent of 'weâre working on it.' Hawaii generously tacked on $250 extra because even bureaucracy needs a charity makeover.
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Only two companies handle SNAP issuances nationwide, proving once again that chaos runs best on corporate hamster wheels. Meanwhile, states hustle to turn paper money magic into real food, just so toddlers and seniors get dinner before next yearâs apocalypse.
When the agency in charge has the speed of a sloth on a coffee break, hunger waits like a poor Wi-Fi signalâbuffering with existential dread until your EBT card buzzes.
Trump administration says 'act now,' states say 'hold your horses,' and SNAP recipientsâre left playing government shuffle: the longest game of pass-the-buck in history.
Source: Axios | Published: 11/14/2025 | Author: Jason Lalljee
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