Democrats Lose CNN as Party Uses Food Stamps as Shutdown 'Leverage'

CNN hosts have clashed with prominent Democrats this week as the party signals it's willing to let tens of millions of Americans' food stamp assistance expire in order to increase their political "leverage" four weeks into the government shutdown.

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Democrats’ shutdown blame game backfires — even Jake Tapper calls them out on SNAP benefits



Democratic lawmakers' narrative on the government shutdown is beginning to crumble, as even traditionally friendly media outlets and personalities are starting to turn on them.

'If you feel so strongly, Congresswoman, why not ask the Senate Democrats from New Mexico to vote to open the government?'

On Tuesday, CNN's Jake Tapper got into a tense back-and-forth with Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) over SNAP benefits drying up.

Tapper challenged Stansbury, questioning whether Democratic senators from New Mexico should consider reopening the government to ensure Americans on SNAP continue to receive those benefits without interruption.

"Let me be clear, the administration is choosing to starve American children with money that they already have appropriated," Stansbury replied.

"I'm not applauding their tactics," Tapper clarified.

Stansbury reiterated that the government shutdown was "a choice by the White House."

"This is also a choice by Senate Democrats to not vote to open the government," Tapper replied.

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Representative Melanie Stansbury. Photographer: Kayla Bartkowski/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Stansbury rejected Tapper's assertion.

"Let me just be clear, the money for contingency plans is sitting there," she stated. "The White House is withholding funds from children to have food."

Tapper, again, was not buying it. He explained that the contingency plans covered only two to three weeks' worth of SNAP funds and did not offer a long-term solution for Americans who depend on the benefits.

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US President Donald Trump, Rep. Melanie Stansbury. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images

Stansbury tried to turn the tables on Tapper, stating that the funds "may not be a big deal to you," noting that families need all the relief they can get. She further claimed that it "doesn't matter" that it was only a short-term solution.

"People need to be able to feed their families, and Saturday is when those funds run out," she told Tapper.

"If you feel so strongly, Congresswoman, why not ask the Senate Democrats from New Mexico to vote to open the government?" Tapper fired back.

Stansbury claimed she is "fighting to get the government reopened."

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Media Who Partake In ‘Transgender’ Pronoun Delusions Of Minneapolis Shooter Are Part Of The Problem

The media's willingness to indulge and promote transgenderism exposes their complicity in normalizing a sick and unnatural ideology.

Liberal media bends over backward to avoid 'misgendering' gunman who murdered kids in church



Trans-identifying degenerates have carried out or attempted to carry out a number of mass shootings in recent years.

For instance, in March 2023, a trans-identifying woman stormed into a Presbyterian elementary school in Nashville and murdered three 9-year-old children — Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney, and Hallie Scruggs — and three adults — teacher Cynthia Peak, custodian Mike Hill, and head of school Katherine Koonce.

'She identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification.'

In April 2024, a male-identifying woman planned to shoot up an elementary school and a high school in Maryland but was thankfully stopped in time by police, then later convicted.

The liberal media has consistently used used the preferred pronouns of these and other murderous trans-identifying criminals in an apparent effort to coddle the offenders and to placate LGBT activists.

A trans-identifying man formerly known as Robert Westman shot up a Catholic church full of children in Minneapolis on Wednesday, injuring 17 and killing two kids, ages 8 and 10. After the shooter was revealed to be a so-called "transgender," the media once again feverishly rushed to accommodate and reinforce this delusion.

CNN talking head Jake Tapper noted on his show that the gunman's mother "applied to change her child's name in 2019. It was at one point Robert Paul Westman."

"But since she identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification, was underage, it's now Robin Westman," continued Tapper, faithfully employing the killer's preferred pronouns.

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Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

While Newsweek initially referred to the shooter using male pronouns, it updated its article on the gunman, referring to him as a "her." The Daily Mail went the distance, using both she and her pronouns in reference to the dead man.

'If you've noticed, they are misgendering and dead-naming the murderer.'

In a section that has since been scrubbed, the Washington Post referred to the shooter as Mary Westman's "daughter" — a term the publication Le Monde also used in reference to Mary Westman's murderous son — and called the gunman a "she." The Post later added that the gunman was "assigned male at birth."

While the Independent dared to call Westman a "he," it similarly referred to the trans-identified shooter as a plurality, using the possessive pronoun "their."

The New Republic and the Guardian both opted to avoid male pronouns although the former noted that Westman "shot themself in the back of the church" and the latter stated that Westman "killed themself."

When several liberal publications correctly referred to the trans-identifying female shooter behind the Covenant School massacre in 2023 as a woman, James Kirchick, a contributing writer to the New York Times, aped out, telling Bill Maher, "If you've noticed, they are misgendering and dead-naming the murderer. Right? They are referring to the murderer by their given name, not their chosen name ... referring to her as a woman, as opposed to what her identity apparently was — was a man."

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears weighed in, telling Maher and the liberal writer, "Hang on, you know what: This person murdered six people. I don't really care who you say you are. You murdered six people, and three of them were children."

"You don't get a say," continued Earle-Sears, noting that's a forgone conclusion in this case because "she's dead now, so you know."

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WATCH: Anderson Cooper Trolls Jake Tapper As ‘Years of Rivalry’ Spill Into the Open

CNN’s audience got a glimpse of what media insiders say is a years-long, behind-the-scenes rivalry between star anchors Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper when Cooper mocked his colleague’s mistake during a live broadcast.

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Democrats Are Lying to Themselves About Why Their Party Is Collapsing

Democrats now find themselves in an approval death spiral because their strategy invariably emphasizes style over substance.