Fuming SNAP recipients threaten to loot if food stamps are cut Nov. 1: ‘Stay the f–k out of my way’

SNAP recipients are taking to TikTok and threatening to loot grocery stores if their food stamp payments don’t go through on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.

“I’ma tell y’all straight up like this, I just got that text that the link is definitely cut the f–k off for November. Y’all better stay the f–k out of my way in these stores because I’m walking out with carts and I’m not paying for s–t,” one angry SNAP recipient fumed on TikTok.

Another added: “You know what? Since they wanna take food stamps away, I’m gonna go to f–king Walmart, grab anything I damn want, put that s–t right in the basket and walk right up out that b—h … I’m not paying for a damn thing,” said another.

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Approximately 42 million Americans — or 1 in 8 people nationwide — receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments, formerly known as food stamps.

The payments, which average $350 per month per household, are deposited monthly on debit cards that can be used on groceries and other food at supermarkets and convenience stores.

But those benefits are set to be cut off Nov. 1 after Democrats voted for the 13th consecutive time to keep the federal government closed Tuesday. The Senate, which needs 60 votes for the government funding measure to pass, rejected the GOP-backed bill with a 54-45 vote.

An announcement went out via text message last week to SNAP beneficiaries warning them of the imminent pause in the program, prompting a flood of videos angrily denouncing the move.

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“I’m gonna be stealing like it ain’t no tomorrow … I’m gonna have one of my cousins with me that’ll punch your ass so hard you’ll think a Jet2Holiday hit your b—h ass if you think ain’t gonna walk out that store,” a reference to a UK-based budget air travel provider.

Another woman blamed President Trump for the closure.

“Trump done f–ked up. Let’s just make it clear, ok? He’s talking about people not getting food stamps in November, and probably not December. He better get ready, because it’s about to go down,” she said.

“What you gonna learn is you don’t play with black people’s food stamps, OK? So get ready, ’cause people are about to just start taking s–t.”

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SNAP benefits have never been cut off before due to a government shutdown. During previous shutdowns in 2018 and 2019, the US Department of Agriculture paid out the distributions early to avoid any delays in payments.

The USDA announced last weekend that it would not tap into $6 billion in contingency funds to keep SNAP funded for another month.

The Trump administration said earlier this month that it would divert revenue from tariffs to continue WIC and some other programs for women and children.

Shortly after the USDA’s SNAP decision, 26 states including New York filed suit accusing the department of illegally cutting off food assistance, and seeking a temporary restraining order to force it to use contingency funds to keep the program solvent.

“SNAP is one of our nation’s most effective tools to fight hunger, and the USDA has the money to keep it running. There is no excuse for this administration to abandon families who rely on SNAP, or food stamps, as a lifeline,” embattled New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement.

“The federal government must do its job to protect families.”

If SNAP benefits do cease as announced, it would mark the first lapse in the program in its 60-year existence.