New SNAP Rules Result in Benefit Loss for 770,000 Kids

WHO:

Salon - Trump is associated with changes to the SNAP program.

Newsweek - The analysis indicates that the changes affected children.

WHAT:

Salon - Changes to the SNAP program resulted in benefit loss for 770,000 children.

Newsweek - There has been a sharp decline in participation among children in the SNAP program following the changes.

WHEN:

Newsweek - The sweeping federal changes to the SNAP program were enacted in 2025.

WHY:

Salon - GOP backers of Trump’s policy claimed that the revisions to the program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable.

(UPDATED June 18, 2026 12:13 UTC)

President Trump is linked to significant changes in the SNAP program that have resulted in benefit losses for 770,000 children. Following these revisions, there has been a sharp decline in participation among children in the program, despite claims from GOP backers that the changes wouldn't impact the most vulnerable. These sweeping federal modifications to SNAP were enacted in 2025.