Under President Donald Trump and Secretary Brooke Rollins, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is not messing around. The department recently updated its website to include a text banner excoriating Senate Democrats for refusing to end the government shutdown, which will trigger a cutoff of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits on Nov. 1.

'They can continue to hold out for health care for illegal aliens and gender mutilation procedures or reopen the government.'

The USDA website gets right to the point: "Senate Democrats have now voted 12 times to not fund the food stamp program. ... Bottom line, the well has run dry. At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01."

SNAP runs through USDA and is funded through the Farm Bill, which is renewed every five years. T

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