Lawmakers outraged that president gilding White House as Snap food stamps in jeopardy amid longest US shutdown
A new sign was spotted adorning the White House this week, prompting backlash from lawmakers who have noted that Donald Trump is quite literally gilding the White House during a government shutdown.
Trump has been remaking the White House in his own image with the recent dramatic demolition of the East Wing and active construction of a new ballroom, doing so with plenty of gold. Written in cursive gold script, a sign identifying the Oval Office is now affixed beside the office’s door.
These new changes are happening as the government shutdown is jeopardizing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program. The government will distribute just half of the benefits it normally does this month as a result.
“A: This sign looks like shit,” Pennsylvania congressman Malcolm Kenyatta wrote in response to images of the new sign circulating on X and beyond. “B: 43 million Americans don’t have access to SNAP and are weeks away from health care costs exploding even more.”
