John,
Donald Trump is using hunger as political leverage. In the middle of the longest government shutdown in American history, he has stopped SNAP payments for tens of millions of families who depend on them. His goal is to force Democrats to accept his budget demands, no matter the cost to the people he swore to serve.
Even after two federal judges ordered his administration to release emergency funds, Trump
Is still holding benefits hostage. The Department of Agriculture’s contingency fund could cover about half of November’s benefits, yet Trump is creating chaos in state agencies trying to plan.
Families are missing meals. Food banks are overwhelmed. Federal workers and contractors are living without pay. Governors across the country are warning of an impending hunger crisis as states are left uncertain whether they should prepare for full, partial, or zero SNAP funding.
Trump is not simply overseeing a shutdown. He is manufacturing a crisis to consolidate power, and ordinary families are the ones paying the price.
Tell your governor to stand up to Trump’s cruelty and demand immediate release of full SNAP funding for November so families can eat and states can plan without fear or confusion.
Governors cannot wait for Washington to fix this. Every day of delay means another family skipping dinner, another parent forced to choose between groceries and rent. When the federal government abandons its duty, state leaders must fill the void and speak out together against this reckless abuse of power.
The Department of Agriculture’s own lawyers have reportedly warned that refusing to act could violate federal law, but Trump has repeatedly ignored those warnings. His administration is creating uncertainty that ripples through every state budget and every household that depends on public assistance to survive.
If governors refuse to act now, they become complicit in one man’s political game. Families cannot wait another week for action.
Call on your governor to demand the full restoration of SNAP benefits and an immediate end to this hunger crisis.
Together, we can fight back and protect every family’s right to food security.
- DFA AF Team
