What did Donald Trump claim about the economy on 5 Nov 2025?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
So, when I was President, we had 7 billion dollars' worth, and now they have many times that because these benefits were given to anybody that asked.
SNAP never cost anything near $7 billion under him. Benefits ran $63.7 billion in fiscal 2017, $60.9 billion in 2018, $55.6 billion in 2019 and $73.9 billion in 2020.
USDA's Food and Nutrition Service puts total SNAP benefits at $63.7 billion in fiscal year 2017, $60.9 billion in 2018, $55.6 billion in 2019 and $73.9 billion in 2020; the program last paid out less than $7 billion a year in 1979 (USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP Participation and Costs).
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- Breakfast with Republican senators in the State Dining Room at the White House.
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