The U.S. Capitol building as the U.S. government shutdown enters 31st day in Washington, DC, U.S., October 31, 2025. Reuters

As Democrats drag the government shutdown on, they’re suddenly caterwauling about one thing they knew for sure their recalcitrance would cause: 40 million Americans on SNAP — food stamps — facing a benefits cliff.

They’ve even repurposed the “starving babies” meme, from Gaza to this standoff. “ Donald Trump . . . thinks starving people help him politically!” shrieks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bx./Queens).

Ex-Veep Kamala Harris fumes, “Babies are going to starve when the SNAP benefits end in just hours from now.”

Spare us the crocodile tears, please.

One more time: House Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson , passed a “clean” continuing resolutio

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