Snap workers say Trump administration is ‘using country’s poorest as pawns’

Employees providing assistance to recipients expressed fears on how lack of aid will affect those who need it most

When Stacy Smith, a government worker, showed up to work last Monday - the first working day after food benefits lapsed, amid the ongoing federal shutdown - she found a long line outside her office door. Elderly and disabled individuals desperately wanted answers.

Some had gone to buy groceries, not realizing that their usual benefits were unavailable.