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Chris Stein

Americans ‘dumbfounded by cruelty’ of Trump officials slashing Snap benefits

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A man holds a sign on the steps of the Massachusetts statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts, on 28 October. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

Across the country, Americans who depend on government help to buy groceries are preparing for the worst.

As a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown, Donald Trump has threatened to, for the first time in the program’s more than 60-year history, cut off benefits provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program (Snap). A federal judge last week prevented the US Department of Agriculture from suspending Snap altogether, but the Trump administration now says enrollees will receive only half of their usual benefits.

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