Out-of-touch Trump Talks Up Economy among Sycophants and Stars in Miami

THE GUARDIAN: President jets in to speak at ritzy American Business Forum as millions see their food aid slashed – crisis, what crisis?

It was the week in which Republicans took a beating at the polls, the government shutdown became the longest in history, and 42 million people across the country, including 3 million in Florida, saw their federal food aid slashed.

But in the alternative reality of Miami, where tickets to an overwhelmingly conservative business conference headlined by Donald Trump cost up to $1,990, and billionaires from Saudi Arabia rubbed shoulders with equally wealthy American tycoons such as Jeff Bezos and Ken Griffin, those events created barely a ripple.

Instead, in a gesture that appeared almost to mock the widening disparity between the city’s haves and have-nots, organizers of the America Business Forum cooked up a little treat for attendees: a $50 gift card to spend on food to sustain themselves while they listened to their president congratulate himself for a “golden age” he said his “economic miracle” had delivered.

Advocates say the move, along with the high-budget opulence of the conference itself, was an ill-timed insult to more than a half-million Miami-Dade county residents who just saw their own ability to buy essential groceries for their families kiboshed by the gutting of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap). » | Richard Luscombe in Miami | Friday, November 7, 2025

SNAP Crisis: Trump’s Partial Relief Leaves Millions Struggling to Eat, on Eve of NY Mayor Elections.

Nov 4, 2025 | The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has left millions of Americans uncertain about their next meal. President Donald Trump’s administration announced it will provide only partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits—about 50% of the usual amount—after a federal judge ordered emergency funding. Meanwhile, polls show Trump’s approval rating dropping sharply amid growing frustration with the administration’s response to the crisis.

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Americans Hungry Amidst Mar-a-Lago Bash

Nov 3, 2025 | Steve Schmidt speaks with MSNBC's Ali Velshi about the fact that the SNAP cut-off is aligned with Project 2025 and Trump's deliberate attempt to reshape government priorities while millions lose access to food assistance. All the while, Trump and his cronies celebrate with a Gatsby-themed party at Mar-a-Lago.

Jared Yates Sexton on the Rising Resistance to Trump’s Authoritarianism - The Weekend Show

Nov 3, 2025 | Author Jared Yates Sexton joins Anthony Davis to discuss the rising resistance to Trump’s authoritarianism, including the courts ruling to restore SNAP benefits. Plus the rise of the new left in the face of the far right with Zohran Mamdani changing the rules for Democratic campaigning - only on The Weekend Show.

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Bernie on Trump's Unspeakable Cuts to Nutrition Assistance

Bernie Sanders explains.

Hunger Advocate Urges Congress to Visit a Food Bank: ‘These Are Human Beings

Oct 28, 2025 | New Mexico has the highest SNAP participation rate of any American state, and is now bracing for the consequences if the vital benefit is allowed to lapse on November 1st. Jill Dixon, Executive Director of The Food Depot, a food bank located in New Mexico, joins Chris Jansing to share her message to Congress and how they are preparing for an influx of people in need.

Please remind me: How much is the president spending on the ballroom? Wouldn’t money wasted on such vanity projects be better spent on giving the needy a better deal in life? How can the president sleep at night? — © Mark Alexander

A New Era of Hunger Has Begun

OPINION : GUEST ESSAY
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Excerpt: …Cutting SNAP will dramatically increase the pressure on food banks. Their pantries represent a model of decency, of coherent community efforts on behalf of people in need. Their offerings aid families suffering emergencies, but although they supplement SNAP, they don’t fill nearly as many stomachs. According to Feeding America, which oversees food banks across the country, SNAP provides nine times more food than all of its 200 food banks combined. Moreover, because SNAP money goes mainly to people who live in urgent need, the funds are quickly spent, injecting economic activity into local economies. Each $1 in SNAP benefits adds as much as $1.50 to the country’s gross domestic product, a helpful buffer during economic downturns and recessions. … Read the whole essay here. | Tracy Kidder | Mr. Kidder is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer. He reported from Massachusetts. | Monday, July 14, 2025