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42. Heartless Bastard.

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Trump Warns of 'Insufficient Funds' for Food Stamps [View all] babylonsister Oct 11 OP

Doesn't he have a pot of tariff money kerouac2 Oct 11 #1

That's my question. greatauntoftriplets Oct 11 #5

Congress does not hold the purse strings. gab13by13 Oct 11 #7

And if the Dems' budget demands are met in order to end the shutdown, djt will allegorical oracle Oct 11 #23

Yep. So they would be complete fools to negotiate for stuff they won't get anyway.nt Trueblue Texan Oct 11 #28

In this case it would be the money appropriated by Congress that's running out. Igel Oct 11 #68

That's for the new Trump resort in Gaza. Emile Oct 11 #24

"Warns"? Hell, that was part of the appeal. They counted on it. marble falls Oct 11 #2

He thinks food stamps are "Democrat things" Maru Kitteh Oct 11 #69

So we have 20 billion to send to Argentina but nothing for our own citizens? Biophilic Oct 11 #3

+1 dalton99a Oct 11 #9

Exactly! OldBaldy1701E Oct 11 #13

That's not all otchmoson Oct 11 #18

Maybe we can borrow some from Milieu rurallib Oct 11 #38

America First!* Attilatheblond Oct 11 #41

This should make Americans really mad Pachamama Oct 11 #52

Some MAGA folk are. Igel Oct 11 #71

It's being pulled, apparently, from a Congressionally authorized fund. Igel Oct 11 #70

He won't go hungry orangecrush Oct 11 #4

shithole and comrades are lining their pockets of tax payer's money................. Lovie777 Oct 11 #6

He's going to do it anyway durablend Oct 11 #8

Just stop construction on that GD ballroom/coronation hall. tanyev Oct 11 #10

America First: dalton99a Oct 11 #11

Trump could donate money he's collecting from all those watches he's selling to his idiot minions. Gimpyknee Oct 11 #12

But the mega rich got their kickback Conjuay Oct 11 #14

I finally figured out how to get the gov't to raise SNAP. Jacson6 Oct 11 #15

Mofu has plenty of money to terrorize the citizens of this country, MLWR Oct 11 #16

MAGA mantra: BattleRow Oct 11 #44

The priorities of the GOP will become much easier to identify BootinUp Oct 11 #17

I'm sharing my outrage with my concress critters otchmoson Oct 11 #19

Fine liberalgunwilltravel Oct 11 #20

Sweet Baby Ray BBQ sauce by the gallon irisblue Oct 11 #21

Is ketchup considered a vegetable? BattleRow Oct 11 #45

Everyone to Mara Lardo for beans and weenies! Hope22 Oct 11 #22

But there's $20 billion to bail out Argentina Ritabert Oct 11 #25

Threats, threats, threats Biglinda 52 Oct 11 #26

Money is no object when funding the ICE gestapo. Irish_Dem Oct 11 #27

+1. Trump is using our Treasury like his personal ATM dalton99a Oct 11 #30

Exactly. All the US resources belong to him personally. Irish_Dem Oct 11 #31

There has been literally zero oversight from anyone dalton99a Oct 11 #36

It is the biggest heist in US history and no one will stop him. Irish_Dem Oct 11 #37

Plus he knows there will be no consequences in the future because of presidential immunity dalton99a Oct 11 #43

Yes the Supreme Court is part of the crime syndicate. Irish_Dem Oct 11 #50

ICE employees aren't getting paid during the shutdown Jose Garcia Oct 11 #67

I doubt this is true. Irish_Dem Oct 11 #73

What happened to the "billions of dollars a day we're getting from tariffs"? sinkingfeeling Oct 11 #29

Correction, trillions. He's said trillions several times. IIRC, 17 trillion to be exact. CrispyQ Oct 11 #54

SNAP contraction hits supermarkets, distributors, food supply chain, farmers, fertilizers, seeds. bucolic_frolic Oct 11 #32

Maybe he could pay for his own luxury golf BoRaGard Oct 11 #33

but the ball room marches on ...... n/t rampartd Oct 11 #34

And how much $ to make that 'free jet' serviceable, aside from giving sponser of terrorism a foothold un the USA? Attilatheblond Oct 11 #47

The Big Balls room... BattleRow Oct 11 #48

It's racism and sexism ... the assumption is always that black women live on food stamps FakeNoose Oct 11 #35

I bet he trys to only fund "Red" state's SNAP IbogaProject Oct 11 #53

It isn't just Black women-but actually ALL women who are impoverished who are targeted. valleyrogue Oct 11 #56

Of course, that was the point of my comment FakeNoose Oct 11 #59

I did. It isn't just "whites"--it is working people who receive the most benefits. valleyrogue Oct 11 #60

I would add valleyrogue Oct 11 #61

Just give SNAP recipients ICE bonuses. They're still Ilsa Oct 11 #39

Maybe we can use the billions of bushels of soybeans rurallib Oct 11 #40

Heartless Bastard. spanone Oct 11 #42

MSM - where the hell are u? NoMoreRepugs Oct 11 #46

In my book that makes us a failed state and Trump is the champion of the assholes who did it. hunter Oct 11 #49

My $23 a month was increased to $24 a month the other day CountAllVotes Oct 11 #51

Dipshit does have money for new WH Discolounge Kid Berwyn Oct 11 #55

But we have 20 billion dollars Richluu Oct 11 #57

Where are all the trillions he claims he has? C_U_L8R Oct 11 #58

How about insufficient funds for his grifting? mvd Oct 11 #62

The asshole probably ate the food stamps with ketchup. GreenWave Oct 11 #63

Asshole is such a perfect name for him mvd Oct 11 #65

Whew! The billionaire bailout is safe! Hugin Oct 11 #64

He might have been looking at his statement for his "Political Capital" account. Buns_of_Fire Oct 11 #66

Then reverse those tax cuts for billionaires that you MAGA fucks made sure to pass. W_HAMILTON Oct 11 #72