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While local media report on people losing access to food assistance, right-wing media mock SNAP recipients


Local news reporting across the country has highlighted the dire situation SNAP recipients have been facing as their benefits expired. Meanwhile, right-wing media figures attacked SNAP recipients, calling them “overweight,” “lazy,” and undeserving of food assistance.On November 1, almost 42 million people who rely on SNAP for food assistance lost their benefits due to the ongoing government shutdown. In response to a federal ruling, the Trump administration said that it would partially fund the program on November 3. On November 4, Trump said that SNAP benefits would be given only once the shutdown ends.

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