Beshear casts Trump as ‘not very America First’ with $20 billion Argentina bailout during shutdown

Published October 28, 2025 2:36pm ET



Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) railed against the Trump administration in a press briefing on Tuesday for not allowing emergency funds to be used for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits during the government shutdown.

SNAP funding is expected to lapse on Nov. 1, and the Department of Agriculture has announced that contingency funds will not be used to subsidize SNAP benefits during the remainder of the government shutdown. The benefits were already sent out through October but will not be distributed in November because of the shutdown.

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