Trump Throws Gatsby Party as SNAP Funding Expires, Makes It Rain on Argentina | Former Sen. Joe Manchin
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But, by the way, there was also great news for America this weekend. We finally defeated our worst enemy, Canada!
Yeah!
How's it taste, Canada? Try us again, mother . Think about that next time you run an ad that accurately quotes one of our former presidents. You know what? A million percent tariffs on Canada. But congratulations to Los Angeles. I hope that you are celebrating safely and responsibly as you enjoy this very... No, what are you doing? God, no! No! Fire? Really? Your whole f***ing city is kindling. What are we doing? Whatever happened to a good old-fashioned wholesome water balloon celebration? But obviously the World Series morale boost was short-lived because America... is still in the throes of the government shutdown. So let's get into it with our ongoing coverage of Shutdown Showdown 2025. Locked up, locked down, and closed for business.
This past weekend, the shutdown took its worst turn yet, as notices began to go out for health insurance premium hikes, and millions of Americans also lost their SNAP, or food stamp benefits. It's as heartbreaking as it is infuriating, but there's one American who's taken this harder than anyone else.
The president is desperate for SNAP benefits to flow to the American citizens who desperately rely upon it. He is a big-hearted president.
Is he? Izzy, big hearted, loves us. Because again, and maybe I'm misinterpreting it, but he did just recently dump diarrhea on all of us. I don't know if you remember that, yeah. He just, he cares a lot about the American people. Obviously he does have a diarrhea plane. Maybe that is out of love.
It feels somewhat dismissive. But of course, I'm only seeing the small portion of the day he spends dumping diarrhea from a plane on the American people. I'm sure that's not the entirety of his efforts on our behalf.
He is so resolutely focused on delivering for the American people all day, every day, seven days a week, 20 hours a day.
Did we miss an executive order about how long days are? How far did you guys set your clocks back? But okay, seven days a week, 20 hours a day, four hours for diarrhea plane training. But point taken. Donald Trump is a big-hearted, caring man who works 20 hours a day, seven days a week to deliver for the American people. So I imagine if I were to randomly turn on the camera at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump was on the very night that the poorest of American people lost their food benefits... we would see images that reflect Trump's concern and dedication. Is that correct? You know what? In fact, let's turn on that camera. Yeah! Yeah! That's what he was doing this weekend. He wasn't working for the American people.
That was just some Hollywood Babylon shit that once and for all shows that Donald Trump doesn't give a f***. about even looking like he gives a . Doesn't give a at all. Also, honestly, how uncomfortable is the seating in Mar-a-Lago? On the very night SNAP benefits ended, Trump threw a Great Gatsby-themed ode to decadence and hedonism that even Jeffrey Epstein would have thought was a little over the top.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–25:25
2
What happened the night SNAP benefits expired and why did Trump throw a Great Gatsby party?
25:25–26:47
3
What examples of Trump’s optics (Mar‑a‑Lago party, Lincoln bathroom photos) illustrate priorities?
26:47–39:29
4
Why did the administration claim it couldn’t immediately restore SNAP funding?
39:29–50:54
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