The Shutdown Walls Are Closing In On Trump After Judges Say He Must Make SNAP Payments

A pair of judges said that the Trump administration can't refuse to pay SNAP benefits during the government shutdown, which means that the walls are closing in on Trump and his party.

Politicians are always motivated by the urgency of the moment. In the case of Donald Trump and the Republican Party, they have decided that the government no longer represents the people, but has a constituency of only Donald Trump.

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When Trump told Republicans in Congress not to negotiate with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown, they complied. Republicans thought that as federal workers missed paychecks, Democrats would cave.

Democrats have refused to budge on their demand that the only government funding bill they will support restores subsidies that Republicans cut from Obamacare.

SNAP is the crisis of the moment, but the bigger picture is that Democrats are fighting for affordable health care.

Republicans are trying to take healthcare away from millions of Americans, so they have refused to restore the subsidies.

The SNAP program is set to run out of funding tomorrow.

Republicans thought that Democrats would sacrifice the healthcare millions to keep nutrition assistance coming to those in need.

Trump and his party tried to set up an either/or choice.

Democrats responded by selecting both.

25 state attorneys general and governors sued the Trump administration to force the payment of SNAP benefits.

On Friday, they won. The victory has broader consequences beyond SNAP funding.

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