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Donald Trump stated on November 6, 2025 in remarks at a dinner Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between (President Joe) Biden and me.” JB Pritzker stated on October 30, 2025 in a press conference The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.” X posts stated on October 28, 2025 in X posts The majority of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients are not U.S. citizens. Social Media stated on October 22, 2025 in social media posts Walmart will close to in-store shoppers and allow only online orders and curbside pickup starting Nov. 1 because of an expected Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding lapse. James Clyburn stated on October 8, 2025 in an X post “Trump’s budget called for a $300 (million) cut” to the Women, Infants and Children program. Francesca Hong stated on June 12, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter “Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.” Social Media stated on July 24, 2025 in social media posts Images show “Egyptian youth who put some food, baby formula, rice, and flour in bottles and threw them into the sea, hoping it would reach Gaza.” Viral image stated on May 26, 2025 in an X post Image shows Ben & Jerry’s is selling “Free Palestine” and “From the River to Sea” ice cream flavors. Mike Johnson stated on May 25, 2025 in a "Face the Nation" episode “We are not cutting” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 8, 2025 in a press conference “About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2025 in a speech announcing tariffs “Egg prices came down 50%” Social Media stated on February 25, 2025 in a post Girl Scout cookies are “toxic” because a study showed they contain glyphosate and heavy metals. Instagram posts stated on December 13, 2024 in an Instagram post RFK Jr. posted on X that, “Effective January 20th, all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will be BANNED in the United States.” Instagram posts stated on December 8, 2024 in a post Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted on X that on Jan. 20, “I will be banning all consumption of Diet Coke in the United States.” Facebook posts stated on December 1, 2024 in a Facebook post “Chick fil-A’s new policies have people thinking (of a) boycott.” Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2024 in a Facebook post "McDonalds chicken nuggets contain silicone oil." Instagram posts stated on May 29, 2024 in an Instagram post Bragg’s apple cider vinegar uses Bill Gates’ ‘Apeel’ apples, which harm the body. Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook Elon Musk anunció que “está comprando oficialmente McDonald's”. Facebook posts stated on November 7, 2024 in a post “Breaking: Quaker Oats bows to backlash, brings back Aunt Jemima.” Social Media stated on October 26, 2024 in social media posts An old photo shows Kamala Harris in a McDonald’s uniform. Load more
Donald Trump stated on November 6, 2025 in remarks at a dinner Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between (President Joe) Biden and me.”
JB Pritzker stated on October 30, 2025 in a press conference The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.”
X posts stated on October 28, 2025 in X posts The majority of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients are not U.S. citizens.
Social Media stated on October 22, 2025 in social media posts Walmart will close to in-store shoppers and allow only online orders and curbside pickup starting Nov. 1 because of an expected Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding lapse.
James Clyburn stated on October 8, 2025 in an X post “Trump’s budget called for a $300 (million) cut” to the Women, Infants and Children program.
Francesca Hong stated on June 12, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter “Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.”
Social Media stated on July 24, 2025 in social media posts Images show “Egyptian youth who put some food, baby formula, rice, and flour in bottles and threw them into the sea, hoping it would reach Gaza.”
Viral image stated on May 26, 2025 in an X post Image shows Ben & Jerry’s is selling “Free Palestine” and “From the River to Sea” ice cream flavors.
Mike Johnson stated on May 25, 2025 in a "Face the Nation" episode “We are not cutting” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 8, 2025 in a press conference “About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Social Media stated on February 25, 2025 in a post Girl Scout cookies are “toxic” because a study showed they contain glyphosate and heavy metals.
Instagram posts stated on December 13, 2024 in an Instagram post RFK Jr. posted on X that, “Effective January 20th, all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will be BANNED in the United States.”
Instagram posts stated on December 8, 2024 in a post Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted on X that on Jan. 20, “I will be banning all consumption of Diet Coke in the United States.”
Facebook posts stated on December 1, 2024 in a Facebook post “Chick fil-A’s new policies have people thinking (of a) boycott.”
Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2024 in a Facebook post "McDonalds chicken nuggets contain silicone oil."
Instagram posts stated on May 29, 2024 in an Instagram post Bragg’s apple cider vinegar uses Bill Gates’ ‘Apeel’ apples, which harm the body.
Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook Elon Musk anunció que “está comprando oficialmente McDonald's”.
Facebook posts stated on November 7, 2024 in a post “Breaking: Quaker Oats bows to backlash, brings back Aunt Jemima.”
Social Media stated on October 26, 2024 in social media posts An old photo shows Kamala Harris in a McDonald’s uniform.
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