Trump to kick 700,000 Americans off food stamps just in time for holiday cruelty display

Merry Christmas! Welcome to the 2019 edition of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella, 'A Trumpian Christmas Carol.' Fuck you, Tiny Tim.

More people who receive food stamps to make sure they and their dependent family members don't die of hunger will now to have to work in order to receive food stamps under Trump's rule.

Kill the poor.

The pre-holidays cruelty stunt could push almost 700,000 poor Americans from the program, while purportedly allowing the federal government to save $5.5 billion over five years.

Cutting food stamps is no way to help families who are struggling to make ends meet, but this Administration continues its war on working families. #HandsOffSNAP https://t.co/847kLutXZs

- Rep. Deb Haaland (@RepDebHaaland) December 4, 2019

Every Democratic candidate should try to raise this issue at the December debate.

Trump and the Republicans gave FedEx a $1 billion tax cut and then gutted food stamps for millions right before the holidays. https://t.co/6B8aeQpzHo

- Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) December 4, 2019

Trump to throw 700,000 Americans off of food stamps. (Can we get to the PUT HIM IN PRISON part of the impeachment hearing a little faster?) https://t.co/VC6vRudxUl

- Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) December 4, 2019

New Trump admin rule changes will cause 3.7 million low-income people to lose food stamps, according to an Urban Institute study. Nearly 1M students will also be cut off from free or reduced school lunches under the changes, which create stricter work requirements. pic.twitter.com/IQHBhEj6y1

- NowThis (@nowthisnews) December 4, 2019

The Trump admin has formalized work requirements for recipients of food stamps, a move that will cause hundreds of thousands of people to lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).https://t.co/UohgRYi0MR

- Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 4, 2019

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