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Trump SKEWERED by FED UP Judge as OWN Words BACKFIRE

2025-11-07 News & Politics
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Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Release $8 Billion in SNAP Benefits Amid Legal Challenge

Discover the emergency court actions forcing the Trump administration to release $8 billion in SNAP payments to 42 million Americans and why the administration immediately appealed the decision.

Short Summary

  • Judge McConnell issued a second ruling demanding full November SNAP payments ($8 billion) by Friday.
  • The administration indicated they would only pay $4.65 billion (56%) and immediately appealed the emergency order.
  • Advocates, including NYAG Tish James and Democracy Forward, successfully argued the administration was politically leveraging hunger.

This report details the rapid legal maneuvering involving emergency filings in Rhode Island and a parallel case in Massachusetts concerning the holding of essential aid as political leverage against vulnerable populations.

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The Trump Admin. has doubled down on tormenting the hungry and poor in America and holding them as political hostages, immediately appealing a new emergency ruling issued this afternoon by Federal Chief Judge McConnell in Rhode Island to force Trump to pay 42 million hungry Americans their November SNAP payments to live. Michael Popok reports on the efforts by Democratic Attorneys General —including NYAG Tish James—and Democracy Forward to force Trump to care about Americans in emergency court filings. Subscribe: @LegalAFMTN Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch

Top Comments (10)

@elfindelsol 2025-11-07

Health care and food are human rights. America deserves better than the Trump regime.

519 11 replies
@Wakeuppeople63 2025-11-07

The judge should freeze all trumps assets and fund snap benefits!!!!

465 27 replies
@sheriprysock1505 2025-11-07

This should show his MAGA CULT THAT HE DOESNT GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOU!!!! All he wanted was your vote!!! He told you all that!!!

357 10 replies
@byrondavison 2025-11-07

The Scrooge worked alone. Trump has a bus load of greedy idiots

145
@Alex-vd6ve 2025-11-07

Miller and Co. want citizens to suffer. Full Stop! Resist ✊🏾

127
@doctormary-hs9fr 2025-11-07

Arrest & jail Trump for contempt.

118 2 replies
@Melrose51653 2025-11-07

This must affect millions of Trump voters.

111 3 replies
@Mark-j7c3d 2025-11-07

Hunger, no matter what side your on, should not be used as a tool to govern one's population.

88 1 replies
@Frostie-e8g 2025-11-07

Not once in the history of American government has ANYONE ever thought that starving CHILDREN was the ethical, moral highground. He's about to FAFO.

79
@PxlJedi 2025-11-07

Total bullshit! If we have $40B to give to Argentina, we have money to feed Americans.

76

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