A woman filmed herself while appearing to steal groceries from an HEB in a new TikTok video as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits remain in jeopardy.
The TikTok user, who uses the @estherrenee username, appears to have since deleted the video, which showed her telling viewers that white people aren’t watching you and it’s “easy peasy” to put your groceries in your cart and just leave the store.
Why It Matters
The government shutdown caused SNAP benefits to be delayed for the month of November.
While court orders have forced the Trump administration to continue offering benefits from a contingency fund, the money is only enough for roughly half of of benefits, and it remains unclear when actual funds will hit EBT cards.
SNAP serves 42 million Americans monthly, al

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