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BumRushDaShow

(171,751 posts)
Fri May 8, 2026, 02:10 PM 6 hrs ago

'Good news': Trump secretary brags about taking food stamps from '4.5 million people'

Source: Raw Story

May 8, 2026 12:00PM ET


Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins recently celebrated the removal of food stamps from 4.5 million Americans. During an interview with Newsmax host Rob Finnerty this week, Rollins seemed jubilant about her success in moving people off of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

"It's a supplemental program. It's only supposed to last for a little bit of time," she explained. "Every red state said, yes, we want to participate. We want to make sure we're doing right by our taxpayers.". According to Rollins, officials found "200,000 dead people" and "500,000 people getting more than one benefit" in red states. "The blue states sued us," she complained. "They won't share the data with us, even though we're funding those programs."

Finnerty pointed out that 41 million Americans relied on SNAP benefits to not go hungry. "Can you explain how these people are taking advantage of the program?" he asked.

"Under the Biden years, they increased the program by 40%," Rollins explained. "Of course, they were working to buy the election, but the billions and billions and billions of dollars that we have lost is just shocking." "Now, the good news, in just one year alone, we've already moved four and a half million people off of SNAP," she added.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/brooke-rollins-snap-food-stamps/?utm_source=front-sidebar-watch



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'Good news': Trump secretary brags about taking food stamps from '4.5 million people' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago OP
Great news RussBLib 6 hrs ago #1
I believe that is exactly what they want. Biophilic 5 hrs ago #6
How many missles is that equal to? twodogsbarking 5 hrs ago #2
the cruelty is a feature UpInArms 5 hrs ago #3
Fuck you Newsmax! Get your church out of my government! Initech 5 hrs ago #4
OMG just endless lies and disinfo. Biden was buying the election by giving more generous benefits? What a fucking BS lie LymphocyteLover 5 hrs ago #5
Their accusations of criminal activity are confessions. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #7
These "people", and I use that word dubiously, Hey Joe 3 hrs ago #8
".....Doing right by taxpayers.. " like the fucking Cha 2 hrs ago #9
Brooke Rollins hasn't done shit since she got out of law school - give me a break! FakeNoose 2 hrs ago #10
And they want a billion for a ballroom. republianmushroom 1 hr ago #11

RussBLib

(10,722 posts)
1. Great news
Fri May 8, 2026, 02:14 PM
6 hrs ago

…if you hate poor folks. But, poor folks will always be with us. You want them to starve?

LymphocyteLover

(10,065 posts)
5. OMG just endless lies and disinfo. Biden was buying the election by giving more generous benefits? What a fucking BS lie
Fri May 8, 2026, 03:01 PM
5 hrs ago

Irish_Dem

(82,136 posts)
7. Their accusations of criminal activity are confessions.
Fri May 8, 2026, 03:17 PM
5 hrs ago

They are the ones who buy votes and manipulate the populace.

Their lying and blame game is epic and a deliberate ploy to destroy our democracy.

Hey Joe

(763 posts)
8. These "people", and I use that word dubiously,
Fri May 8, 2026, 04:44 PM
3 hrs ago

make me wish there really is a hell.
Wouldn’t they be shocked when they see the flames……

Cha

(320,327 posts)
9. ".....Doing right by taxpayers.. " like the fucking
Fri May 8, 2026, 05:35 PM
2 hrs ago

"ballroom & fucking War you created"... And, fucking tariffs"

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