HOT TOPICS | Donald Trump & MAGA Want You to STARVE! - October 31st, 2025
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How did the government shutdown trigger a SNAP benefits crisis on October 31, 2025?
Hi, everyone. Good morning. Thank you for joining us. Happy Halloween, everyone. Yeah, I know I'm late. I have another good excuse. I'm late because I was preparing some stuff for you on what's happening. When I say shit just got real, shit just got real. And I don't mean that to be funny. I don't mean to be sarcastic. I know that people say it, but at any point, If that statement is true, it's true right now. That shit just got real and it's getting real and it's going to be even more real or realer tomorrow when people wake up and they're don't have benefits or any of that stuff. So, yeah, let me know where you're. Hello, Seattle. Let me know where you're streaming from this morning or watching us. Thank you for being here.
Yes, it is Halloween. Happy Halloween, everyone. We have our Halloween Get Ready With Me show a little bit later. But I got to talk to you about serious stuff. So I will address the shirt later. It was a gift from a friend. Who is in fashion. So we'll talk about that later. But make sure, guys, you hit the thumbs up and hit the like. It's really, really, really, really important that you pay attention to today's show. OK, I implore you to hit that thumbs up. Hello, Italy. Hello, Philly. Hello, New Jersey. All over the United States. Folks are going to be dealing with a lot of stuff. OK, so let's get to it this morning. Thank you for being here, everyone. This is Hot Topics, 10 a.m. Eastern time. And I was preparing some stuff and have some extra stuff for you.
And that's why I'm a little bit late today. So I want to talk to you about you guys know who Mallory McMorrow is. if you don't she is a michigan state senator and this happened a couple of days ago but um it is important to tell you about because it went viral and today is more important than ever to explain to hear her words and to hear from people who are in need and for people who need help okay so this is going to be a learning experience make sure you lock in right now Call your friends and neighbors and tell them to lock in right now. And then you need to figure out what you can do, what we all can do, okay? So as I mentioned, Mallory McMorrow, Michigan State Senator, her speech in Michigan is going viral.
Michelle Elder from Baton Rouge, going viral. Wildflowers from Wellsville, New York. Going viral, Robert Jackson, 68, 29, from suburban Detroit. She is standing on the floor of the Michigan State Senate, not in Washington, but on the floor of the Michigan State Senate. She is calling out the cruelty of politicians who are cutting off families from benefits that keep them alive. She, I don't, it doesn't appear to me that she has a script. Perhaps she does. Maybe she has some notes that she's looking down at. I'm not sure. Doesn't look like she has a teleprompter. Just a mother, a public servant, an American saying what too many in power refuse to admit and that people are going hungry right now. And the government is choosing not to help.
She said, this is not who we are. And she's right.
Thank you, Madam President. I rise to encourage a yes vote on this resolution because this is a serious resolution. And I want to read some language from the federal government website. Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, SNAP. OMB's General Counsel provided a letter to USDA on May 23rd, 2025, stating that there is a bona fide need to obligate benefits for October, the first month of the fiscal year, during or prior to the month of September, thereby guaranteeing that benefit funds are available for program operations, even in the event of a government shutdown at the beginning of the fiscal year. This language goes on to say, to fulfill this congressional intent, it is necessary that a limited number of FNS employees be accepted from furlough to support program operations.
These activities include but are not limited to program policy and operations, financial management, and stakeholder communications. It also says these multi-year contingency funds are also available to fund participant benefits in the event that the lapse occurs in the middle of the fiscal year.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
How did the government shutdown trigger a SNAP benefits crisis on October 31, 2025?
0:17–10:03
2
What viral speeches and officials called out hunger as a political choice?
10:03–30:33
3
Who are the Americans directly impacted by SNAP cuts and what are their stories?
30:33–39:24
4
How are food banks and states responding to expected SNAP demand spikes?
39:24–1:01:18
5
What arguments do Republicans and the White House give about contingency funds and responsibility?
1:01:18–1:05:03
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