Source: The Daily Beast
by David Litt
“Federal workers are lining up outside food banks. Disappearing SNAP benefits could cause millions of their neighbors to go hungry, too. 22 states — including MAGA-friendly Iowa, Mississippi, and West Virginia — may already be in a recession. Hiring is down. Inflation is up. Groceries keep getting more expensive. Americans, in other words, are struggling. And where is President America First? In Asia, of course. Now, President Trump hasn’t entirely ignored domestic policy over the past several weeks. Someone has to be there to say yes to Stephen Miller, and besides, the East Wing wasn’t going to demolish itself. But to an extent almost no one would have guessed a year ago, Trump, his ratings sagging at home, appears obsessed with winning the world’s approval.” (10/30/25)