"After returning from a trip to Asia yesterday, Trump left this morning for his thirteenth visit to the Trump Organization’s Florida property Mar-a-Lago.
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"At a time when federal employees are working without pay, furloughed workers are taking out bank loans to pay their bills, healthcare premiums are skyrocketing, and SNAP is at risk, Trump’s celebration of his marble bathroom was so tone deaf it seems likely to make the history books as a symbol of this administration."
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #golf #MaraLago #cruelty
/3"Families may soon starve, but Trump gets a new marble bathroom. ...
The absolute lack of self-awareness it takes to post about fancy renovations to the White House that virtually no Americans will ever see or utilize, while millions of federal workers are not being paid and throngs of Americans are worried about losing the funding they rely upon to feed their families is hard to fathom."
~ Emily Singer
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children
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"Families may soon starve, but Trump gets a new marble bathroom. ...
The absolute lack of self-awareness it takes to post about fancy renovations to the White House that virtually no Americans will ever see or utilize, while millions of federal workers are not being paid and throngs of Americans are worried about losing the funding they rely upon to feed their families is hard to fathom."
~ Emily Singer
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children
/4"His go-to move, when he wants obedience or satisfaction, is to inflict suffering. That’s why he’s done nothing to end the shutdown and everything to exploit it.
[Mike] Johnson is wrong. Trump isn’t trying to ease the pain; he’s trying to focus it on Democrats and their voters. To Trump, their pain isn’t a problem. It’s a weapon."
~ Will Saletan
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children
/5https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-isnt-easing-shutdown-pain-he-is-inflicting-it
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"His go-to move, when he wants obedience or satisfaction, is to inflict suffering. That’s why he’s done nothing to end the shutdown and everything to exploit it.
[Mike] Johnson is wrong. Trump isn’t trying to ease the pain; he’s trying to focus it on Democrats and their voters. To Trump, their pain isn’t a problem. It’s a weapon."
~ Will Saletan
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children
/5https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-isnt-easing-shutdown-pain-he-is-inflicting-it
"Characteristically opposed to the wants and needs of ordinary Americans, Trump is seeking to increase rather than decrease privatization of all government services, seeking to extract profits from heretofore not-for-profit entities."
~ Sabrina Haake
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #privatization #profit #corporations
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"Characteristically opposed to the wants and needs of ordinary Americans, Trump is seeking to increase rather than decrease privatization of all government services, seeking to extract profits from heretofore not-for-profit entities."
~ Sabrina Haake
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #privatization #profit #corporations
/6"Thanks to Citizens United, the disastrous 2010 case that gave wealthy corporations outsize influence over elections, Trump is indebted to hundreds of industry leaders from tech, auto, education, banking, arms, prison, healthcare, and fossil fuel sectors."
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #privatization #profit #corporations
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"Thanks to Citizens United, the disastrous 2010 case that gave wealthy corporations outsize influence over elections, Trump is indebted to hundreds of industry leaders from tech, auto, education, banking, arms, prison, healthcare, and fossil fuel sectors."
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #privatization #profit #corporations
/7"Donald Trump’s handling of federal aid during the government shutdown is not just a policy failure; it’s a calculated assault on the foundational principles of American governance, morality, and legality."
~ Mark Mansour
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #privatization #profit #corporations
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"Donald Trump’s handling of federal aid during the government shutdown is not just a policy failure; it’s a calculated assault on the foundational principles of American governance, morality, and legality."
~ Mark Mansour
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #privatization #profit #corporations
/9"President Donald Trump hosted an opulent Great Gatsby–themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago, attended by political allies and celebrities, just hours before 40 million Americans were set to lose their SNAP food assistance benefits."
~ Aaron Parnas
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #privatization #profit #corporations
/10https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-vice-president-jd-vance-faces
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"President Donald Trump hosted an opulent Great Gatsby–themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago, attended by political allies and celebrities, just hours before 40 million Americans were set to lose their SNAP food assistance benefits."
~ Aaron Parnas
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #privatization #profit #corporations
/10https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-vice-president-jd-vance-faces
"Incredibly, on the eve of SNAP benefits expiring for 42 millions Americans, and many tens of millions learning of huge health insurance premium increases, both due to his policies, Trump hosted a Great Gatsby/Roaring Twenties (!!!!!!!!) themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago."
~ Simon Rosenberg
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #privatization #profit #corporations
/11https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/winning-these-november-elections
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"Incredibly, on the eve of SNAP benefits expiring for 42 millions Americans, and many tens of millions learning of huge health insurance premium increases, both due to his policies, Trump hosted a Great Gatsby/Roaring Twenties (!!!!!!!!) themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago."
~ Simon Rosenberg
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #privatization #profit #corporations
/11https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/winning-these-november-elections
"American families are worried about losing food stamp benefits. Hundreds of thousands of federal government workers have no idea when they will next be paid. Several airports have been experiencing delays because of staffing shortages. …
Hours after returning from a trip across Asia, Mr. Trump left Washington on Friday for a Halloween party & a fund-raiser at his Florida residence."
~ Zolan Kanno-Youngs
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children
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"American families are worried about losing food stamp benefits. Hundreds of thousands of federal government workers have no idea when they will next be paid. Several airports have been experiencing delays because of staffing shortages. …
Hours after returning from a trip across Asia, Mr. Trump left Washington on Friday for a Halloween party & a fund-raiser at his Florida residence."
~ Zolan Kanno-Youngs
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children
/12“Highly polished, Statuary marble!” Mr. Trump declared on social media as he posted images of his new Lincoln bathroom, even as some households planned on handing out canned soup in lieu of candy.
The stark contrast crystallized how the president has appeared largely disconnected from the fiscal impasse that has gripped Washington and paralyzed much of the federal government."
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children
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“Highly polished, Statuary marble!” Mr. Trump declared on social media as he posted images of his new Lincoln bathroom, even as some households planned on handing out canned soup in lieu of candy.
The stark contrast crystallized how the president has appeared largely disconnected from the fiscal impasse that has gripped Washington and paralyzed much of the federal government."
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children
/13"And what is Donald Trump doing in this moment of global and domestic crisis? Throwing a Great Gatsby–themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago.
The theme, 'A Little Party Never Killed Nobody,' could not be more grotesque in its irony."
~ Ben Meiselas
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #cruelty #MaraLago #EconomicElites
/14https://www.meidasplus.com/p/saturday-afternoon-news-updates-11125
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"And what is Donald Trump doing in this moment of global and domestic crisis? Throwing a Great Gatsby–themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago.
The theme, 'A Little Party Never Killed Nobody,' could not be more grotesque in its irony."
~ Ben Meiselas
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #cruelty #MaraLago #EconomicElites
/14https://www.meidasplus.com/p/saturday-afternoon-news-updates-11125
"As families stand in the longest food bank lines in modern history, Trump and his inner circle dance beneath chandeliers, drinking champagne and laughing in gold-plated rooms.
Eric Trump’s family dressed as literal money. Cabinet members and senators mingled among performers dressed as flappers, twirling and grinning while Americans starve."
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #cruelty #MaraLago #EconomicElites
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"As families stand in the longest food bank lines in modern history, Trump and his inner circle dance beneath chandeliers, drinking champagne and laughing in gold-plated rooms.
Eric Trump’s family dressed as literal money. Cabinet members and senators mingled among performers dressed as flappers, twirling and grinning while Americans starve."
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #cruelty #MaraLago #EconomicElites
/15"It may be the Roaring 20s for Trump and his rich cronies, but not for everyone else. And perhaps someone should let them know how the Roaring 20s ended? …
It’s hard to overstate how disconnected, and dangerous, this level of delusion is."
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #cruelty #MaraLago #EconomicElites
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"It may be the Roaring 20s for Trump and his rich cronies, but not for everyone else. And perhaps someone should let them know how the Roaring 20s ended? …
It’s hard to overstate how disconnected, and dangerous, this level of delusion is."
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #cruelty #MaraLago #EconomicElites
/16"The richest country in the history of the earth has allowed its people to go hungry. Not by accident. Not by misfortune. But by conscious decisions driven by ego and ideology."
~ Michael Cohen
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #cruelty #MaraLago #EconomicElites
/17https://www.meidasplus.com/p/leaders-turn-lives-into-the-hunger
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