PRAGMATIC ISSUES

The USDA has spoken and apparently, the reason millions of Americans are about to lose their food assistance isn’t a decades-long war on the poor or a Trump-stacked agency bent on dismantling social welfare.

No, no.

It’s the Democrats.

Of course it is.

Because when in doubt, blame the people who don’t control the agency.

It’s a move so shameless it deserves its own Michelin star in political gaslighting.

Along with that side of beef from Argentina.

A Trump Kitchen, Serving Up Cold Cuts of Hypocrisy

Let’s not utter the blinders on now, the USDA is now less “Department of Agriculture” and more “Department of Allegiance.” Led by Brooke Rollins, a loyal Trump acolyte who has been seasoning government policy with the bitter spice of “America First” populism, the agency is basically a five-star dining experience for cronyism.

The same folks who spent years trying to cut SNAP benefits are now pretending to mourn their loss. The same people who cheered on work-requirement purges, budget caps, and bureaucratic chokeholds on the hungry are now clutching their pearls and crying, “Look what the Democrats did!”

That’s not a public service announcement that’s political performance art.

The Menu Reads: “Starvation, with a Side of Spin”

Here’s how it goes, first, gut the program. Second, funnel funds into pet projects and “efficiency reviews.” Third, claim the cupboard’s bare, then point dramatically at Congress and declare, “They did it!”

The USDA’s latest statement reads like it was written by a press intern with a persecution complex. It whimpers about “Democrats blocking funding” while quietly skipping the part where the agency refused to extend emergency reserves, rejected internal reallocations, and conveniently underreported the timeline of the shortfall.

Translation, we set the fire, but sure, let’s blame the firefighters for not bringing enough hoses.

The Real Beef

What’s really happening here is a slow, deliberate defunding of compassion. SNAP isn’t just a budget line, it’s a lifeline. And right now, the people holding the scissors are pretending to be victims of “Democratic obstruction.”

That’s like the arsonist suing the fire department for smoke damage.

Meanwhile, local food banks are bracing for another tidal wave of desperation, families are counting cans, and the USDA is busy auditioning for a Fox News cameo.

If irony were edible, we’d all be full by now.

The Final Course: Blame Politics, Not Poverty

Let’s be honest this isn’t about fiscal responsibility. It’s about political optics. Trump’s orbit thrives on the illusion that cruelty equals courage and that starving the poor somehow feeds the economy.

But hunger doesn’t have a party affiliation. It just has victims.

So next time the USDA wants to point fingers, maybe they should do it over an empty plate, just to see how it feels.