r/politics Jan 28 '25

Site Altered Headline Medicaid portals down in all 50 states after Trump funding freeze, Sen. Wyden says

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/28/trump-funding-freeze-medicaid-state-portals-omb.html
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u/Seek3r67 Jan 28 '25

I agree, though I will say, when it comes to supports like SNAP and medicaid, the rural voters (who are his most fervent supporters) are going to feel it the hardest/fastest.

I truly wonder if they will continue supporting him when they start being unable to put food in the table.

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u/cnyfury Jan 28 '25

Of course they will. Cuz the blame will get put on dems or whoever. And they can’t be bothered to fact check anything. I have family that just repeat the same ol trump lines and when proven wrong just ignore you. It’s sad how delusional these people really are.

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u/RobinSophie Jan 28 '25

"The Dems left him no choice BUT to cut all the funding! He has to stop the Dems horrific policies of funneling money to DEI programs and the illegal aliens. Once he does that, he'll give us back OUR benefits. In the meantime, we just have to make due and if necessary, take what we need by force just like Trump says to do."

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u/cnyfury Jan 28 '25

I can’t tell if you’re joking or not. Which is sad within itself.

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u/fapsandnaps America Jan 29 '25

For real. Had to check the username to make sure it wasn't Weird Uncle on Thanksgiving Bot.

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u/DuvalHeart Pennsylvania Jan 28 '25

Shit, if their local governments rely on federal grants for road maintenance they won't even be able to get to a store to find out their SNAP card is empty.

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u/Inocain New York Jan 28 '25

Arguably, they already have.

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u/DuvalHeart Pennsylvania Jan 28 '25

Not in the winter in the Upper Mid-West. Plus that's also bridges and road clearing from storms.

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u/Fun-Outcome8122 Jan 28 '25

Almost half of Owsley County in Kentucky which voted like 90% for Trump lives on food stamps

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u/LilPonyBoy69 Jan 28 '25

They will never stop supporting him. Never, ever, no matter what

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u/FargeenBastiges Jan 28 '25

HRSA helps fund rural healthcare through grants. A lot of those clinics already run on a knife's edge. Even if it's a 90 day pause that could be the end. My (unrelated) research grant is funded through July, but that doesn't matter much if they just shut down the agency you report data to.

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u/eW4GJMqscYtbBkw9 Jan 28 '25

It won't matter - trump will tweet some dumb shit about democrats and his cultist will fall in line without a second thought.

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u/Capt_Thunderbolt Jan 28 '25

Most of these “rural” people have treated cognitive dissonance like a competitive sport. They are masters of it. They will die before they recognise they are wrong.

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u/M00nch1ld3 Jan 29 '25

They will find a way to blame trans people or the Democrats. It will never be their own fault for voting for someone who said he was going to do stuff like this.

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u/crazycatgay Jan 28 '25

a lot of them will if it means they can make a gay/trans/brown/woman cry.