Democrats have officially run out of ideas—and apparently, compassion. With Chuck Schumer’s government shutdown now dragging into its fourth week, more than 40 million Americans are about to lose access to food. That’s right. SNAP benefits, the lifeline for low-income families, are set to disappear in just a few days. And what are Democrats doing about it? Absolutely nothing.
Instead of solving the problem, they’ve voted a jaw-dropping TWELVE times to keep the government shut down. Chuck Schumer is treating this like a power struggle instead of a humanitarian crisis. And now, millions of Americans are caught in the crosshairs of his political tantrum.
But here comes a Republican with a spine and a plan.
Virginia’s Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared a state of emergency to keep his people fed. He’s not waiting around for Schumer and his band of do-nothings to get their act together. Nope. Youngkin is stepping up and using state resources to bridge the gap for over 850,000 Virginians who depend on SNAP.
“I refuse to let hungry Virginians be used as leverage by Congressional Democrats,” said Youngkin. “I am declaring a State of Emergency due to the Democrat Shutdown to protect hungry Virginians in need.”
That’s what leadership looks like.
And how are blue states responding? They’re whining, pointing fingers, and panicking because they’ve got no money left. Why? Because they spent the last four years under Biden blowing their budgets on illegal aliens and gender studies programs while their own citizens were left in the dust. Now that the federal tap has been turned off, they’re staring into the abyss—and have no backup plan.
California, New York, Oregon, Illinois—these states are broke. They can’t afford to fund SNAP at the state level even if they wanted to. You’d think feeding their own citizens would be a priority, but apparently, drag queen story hour and sanctuary cities come first.
Meanwhile, red states like Virginia—run by fiscally responsible conservatives—have built up cash reserves. And don’t be surprised if other Republican governors follow Youngkin’s lead soon. People are watching. The contrast between the parties couldn’t be more obvious.
And let’s talk about the Democrats’ big “No Kings” protest. What a joke. MSNBC even pulled out old footage from 2021 just to make it look like someone showed up. Most of the crowd looked like they wandered out of a retirement home and accidentally got lost on the way to bingo night. No riots. No property damage. No energy. Just a bunch of confused senior citizens holding signs upside down.
Compare that to 2017, when President Trump was first sworn in. Remember that? Leftists were lighting fires, smashing windows, and screaming at the sky. Madonna was threatening to blow up the White House. It was chaos. Now? They can’t even get a decent chant going.
Why? Because people are doing better.
Inflation is down. Gas is down. Wages are up. Under Biden, Americans lost more than $13,000 in purchasing power. Under Trump’s second term, we’ve already gained $1,181 a year. And it hasn’t even been a full year yet. Trump’s America is winning again, and that’s driving the Democrats nuts.
So what’s their strategy? Starve people until they riot. That’s seriously their plan. But it’s not going to work in the red states. Not under leaders like Glenn Youngkin.