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America First Audit

He said it in public. These are the documents on what happened next. Browse all records.

Why these cases

Trump sold “America First.” This record traces how public money, power, and risk moved toward family businesses, donors, favored firms, and foreign governments: and what workers, ranchers, retirees, patients, veterans, and small investors were left to absorb.

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Hunger Behind the Savings Claim

Actions
documentedPublic Law 119-21 expanded SNAP work requirements, changed eligibility, and shifted a portion of benefit and administrative costs to states.U.S. Government Publishing OfficeRead record · 1 source
Outcomes
documentedCBO projected that the law's SNAP changes would reduce primary deficits by $187 billion over 2025-2034.Congressional Budget OfficeRead record · 1 source
People and impacts
Who gained
  • State SNAP agencies
  • SNAP participant households
Who paid or was affected
reportedFood banks told Axios that they could not replace the scale of federal benefits expected to be lost and anticipated additional demand.Open cited record
  • State SNAP agencies
  • SNAP participant households
  • Food banks and pantries
  • Federal SNAP program
  • State SNAP agencies

Amounts and affected parties

  1. public costProjected federal deficit reduction from SNAP changesprojected $187 billion federal budget effect
    Loss or cost borne by
    SNAP participant households
    projected · 2026-02-11 · projected · central scenarioRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation Federal SNAP program; State SNAP agencies; SNAP participant households; Food banks and pantriesPeriod 2025-01-01 to 2034-12-31Projection horizon 2034-12-31Basis CBO baseline projection for provisions of Public Law 119-21 affecting SNAP.Limits Rounded ten-year projection. It depends on participation, state implementation, economic conditions, and future legislation; it is not an observed household loss.
Promise and assessment
The promise
documentedThe platform promised to end inflation and make America affordable again.The American Presidency ProjectRead record · 1 source

Promise contradicted

The enacted savings mechanism reduces food-assistance resources and conflicts with the promise to restore affordability for families who rely on SNAP; the exact hunger effect remains modeled rather than observed nationwide.

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