How'd it happen? A booming economy with low unemployment combined with Trump's work requirements.
Stephen Moore: Unleash Prosperity Hotline – Under Donald Trump, we have seen one of the largest declines in welfare caseloads since the late 1990s when President Bill Clinton and House Speaker Newt Gingrich enacted their famous Work for Welfare reforms in 1996.
Food stamp participation is down 13% since Trump came into office - a reduction of 5.5 million caseloads or roughly the number of people living in the entire state of Colorado. This is the lowest level in 17 years.
Food stamp recipients fell close to 20% or more in 8 states, according to USDA data.
The states with the biggest decline were almost all red states: Arizona, Florida, Texas, and Kansas
Obamacare's enrollment has also fallen by 4.6 million, an 18% reduction. This drop is mostly in states with high fraud rates and among people who filed no claims.
Medicaid enrollment has fallen by 5.1 million caseloads or almost 7% under Trump from July 2025 through July 2026.
How'd it happen? A booming economy with low unemployment combined with Trump's work requirements. Add to that the Big Beautiful Bill threat to phase federal funding for food stamps from 100% down to 95% in states with improper payment rates north of 6%, 90% for 8%+, and 85% for 10%+.
Oh, and let's not forget that Trump has, to the misery of the left, eliminated much of the rampant fraud.
Good news right? Not according to leftwing groups that promote the welfare industrial complex.
Here is a headline from the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities:
We live in strange times when the combination of falling poverty rates, higher incomes, less fraud, and fewer Americans collecting government welfare assistance is considered "harmful."
We suppose the left thinks it would be better if EVERY American got their food paid for by taxpayers.
