Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struggled Sunday to explain why the Trump administration has hesitated to use available funds to support Americans receiving food assistance, citing “the courts” and saying he was unsure how the administration could legally release the money.Around 42 million America...
Yes, it’s total bullshit and attempts at obfuscation. They are doing this intentionally, that’s the point.
It’s a sloppy and weak excuse, because they misplayed the shut down so badly that the Democrats win no matter what happens
The problem is they were trying to use this as a threat, but it was incredibly obvious to everyone that Trump and Co were directly going to fuck over 40 million people
Now it’s a weak point. Democrats don’t have to even agree to further fund SNAP during the shutdown… This is Trump’s famine no matter how it plays out