The Many Ways Trump is "SNAPped".*
What is a snap election?
A SNAP (Special) election is an unplanned vote, called to replace an official felled by death, incapacity, or scandal.
But, as is the case with the current US administration, SNAP has taken on a number of unintentional meanings.
SNAP, the government program designed to supplement poorer households and individuals by providing them with food stamps that make basic necessities more accessible, is somewhat similar to Brazil's Bolsa Família in its intent. It is also heavily criticized in much the same way by exactly those people who have no understanding of what it is like to live on the breadline—where work is scarce and underpaid while consumer goods prices rise rapidly due to a government’s ill-conceived plan to rattle world trade markets.
As of early November 2025, the administration has threatened to halt SNAP payments until Congress ends the government shutdown, though federal judges have ordered partial continuation of benefits through emergency funds [1][2].
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
SNAP is also what appears to have happened to the patience of a greater proportion of Americans than the Duck may have counted on.
Results just in from recently held (almost SNAP) elections show success across the board for Democrat-led, or now leading, districts. In Virginia, Democrat Abigail Spanberger captured the governorship, while New Jersey’s Mikie Sherrill and down-ballot Democrats expanded their majorities—widely described as a “Democratic sweep” [3][4].
This is the kind of result many disillusioned voters may have been hoping for, but is it enough to SNAP the stronghold that the Duck holds over the nation?
SNAP is also the ransom the Duck holds under Congress’s nose—a government shutdown now at Day 36, surpassing the 35-day 2018–19 record [5]. With both sides refusing to capitulate, no end seems in sight.
SNAP is what’s happened to the hypnotic trance the Duck has wielded—now broken by the Supreme Court, many Republicans, and of course Democrats already questioning the legitimacy of sweeping tariffs, immigrant expulsions, and the obvious ignorance of legally applied sanctions against this administration to force them to comply with the law.
SNAPPED—is probably the best way to describe the nation as a whole under the Duck. But even snapped can be cured with enough DUCT tape. DUCT taping the DUCK may be the only way for the world to SNAP out of the mesmerizing apocalypse playing out before our eyes!
Citations
[1] Politico — “Trump threatens to withhold SNAP funding until shutdown ends,” Nov 4 2025.
[2] AP News — “White House walks back Trump’s SNAP threat; partial payments to continue,” Nov 4 2025.
[3] The Hill — “Democrats sweep Virginia and New Jersey governors’ races,” Nov 5 2025.
[4] Politico — “Spanberger, Sherrill victories mark major Democratic night,” Nov 5 2025.
[5] AP News — “U.S. shutdown passes 36 days, the longest in history,” Nov 5 2025.
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