Tensions are boiling online as SNAP beneficiaries vent frustration on social media over the Democrats’ ongoing government shutdown, warning they could lose grocery benefits starting November 1.
Some are even threatening to loot stores if payments don’t arrive on time.
“It is the taxpayer’s responsibility to take care of my kids,” one emotional mother declared in a viral video.
“It is the taxpayer’s job to pay for my kids to eat and for my kids to be taken care of.”
The woman also complained that none of her TikTok followers had sent her money and vowed to block anyone who watched her content without sending cash.
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USDA Warns ‘We’re Right at the Cliff’
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has warned that without congressional action, funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will run out within days.
SNAP provides food aid to more than 40 million Americans.
As the shutdown stretches into its fifth week, the agency said contingency funds are nearly exhausted, putting millions of low-income households on edge.
One user on social media said the crisis would leave her unable to feed her family.
“Because of the government shutdown, now I can’t get my SNAPs for next month,” she said, before adding:
“I have seven different baby daddies and none of ‘em no good for me.”
‘That Is Her Responsibility’
Journalist Brett Cooper addressed the viral clip on her YouTube show, calling the video “insane.”
“That is [her] responsibility,” Cooper said.
“It is not [the] American taxpayers’ fault that you have seven baby daddies who will not step up and help you pay the grocery bills.”
Conservative commentator Amir Odom also weighed in, saying the situation revealed a deeper divide among program participants.
“We’ve got the people that genuinely rely and need this program that are actually using it for a hand up and to stay afloat.
“Then you, on the other side, you got people treating it like a side hustle, selling the stamps, [and] abusing the system,” he said.
“This whole shutdown has really started to expose both of those sides.”
Reports of Theft and Chaos in Stores
As panic spreads, some users have posted videos showing customers threatening to steal food if their SNAP benefits stop.
“I ain’t paying nothing,” one person said in a viral clip.
“I’m walking out with it.”
A grocery worker described customers “bum-rushing [and] stealing” as tensions flared, saying he “had to go home” after people “ran out the store” during the chaos.
Another man posted footage from his workplace showing three carts filled with groceries totaling $1,013.73, all charged to food stamps and later voided.
Policy Change Adds to the Pressure
Adding to the uncertainty, a recent SNAP policy update under the administration’s “big, beautiful bill” introduces new work requirements for able-bodied recipients and removes Internet costs from allowable household shelter expenses.
The combination of tighter eligibility rules and the funding lapse has created a volatile situation, one that’s already playing out on social media and in grocery stores across the country.
If the government remains closed beyond next week, officials warn the SNAP cutoff could affect tens of millions of households and leave stores bracing for unrest.
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