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Gavin Newsom Took Down Trump With 1 Scathing Word About Him Dancing While Americans Lose Their Food Benefits Gavin Newsom joined in as people online called out the Trump administration over SNAP benefits. Hot Topic 🔥 Full coverage and conversation on Politics As the government shutdown continues, over 40 million Americans who depend on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to afford healthy food will go without on Nov. 1, according to the USDA. "Bottom line, the well has run dry," a message on the USDA website reads. "At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 1." However, it's important to note that, as HuffPost reported, "The US Department of Agriculture has a special fund to help supplement the program in an emergency, [but] the agency said on Friday it won’t use it during the shutdown." It's a terrible reality... BuzzFeed TrendingHot Topic Let's chat about all things Politics See our Politics Discussions ...leaving many families wondering how they'll feed their children next month. As one person wrote in our BuzzFeed comment section, "My kid's school principal just put out a plea to donate to fellow parents whose SNAP benefits have been cut by Yam Tits. We made a contribution. Kids are suffering." This is happening while Thanksgiving is around the corner... ...and as an estimated $300 million is being funneled into Donald Trump's 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom; Kristi Noem is spending about $170 million on two new jets for the DHS; and there are reports alleging Trump may demand the Department of Justice pay him $230M in compensation for the federal investigations into him. So yeah. There's definitely tension brewing over government spending and how money is dispersed — or not — in the US. Meanwhile, as millions of Americans question how they'll get food on the table next month, Trump was spotted and criticized for dancing this week as he kicked off his Malaysia visit. Twitter: @RpsAgainstTrump And no one's criticism was louder than California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who wrote on X, "Donald Trump is literally dancing in Asia while 40 million people lose access to food." "Disgusting," he concluded. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments.
