Military Families Turn to Food Banks During Shutdown

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Military families are hitting up food pantries as they brace for missed paychecks after President Donald Trump floated the possibility that some federal workers might not get paid during the government shutdown.

Posted by snoofy at 02:31 PM | 10 COMMENTS | permalink

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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-- Drew Harwell (@drewharwell.com) Oct 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM

Comments

Headline from the cited article ...

'This presidency is failing us' : Military families hitting up food pantries amid shutdown

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-11 12:04 AM

The. Worst. Commander. In. Chief. Ever.

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-11 03:04 AM

Millions of Americans turned to food banks the last time Donald was in office.

If you don't want this to keep happening, you know what to do.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-11 09:55 AM

Pedo 47 loves the fact that suckers and losers have to beg for food.

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-10-11 10:41 AM

More FAFO.

Trump was a known quantity personally and the policies of this administration were laid out in excruciating detail in a hundreds of pages long document that was highlighted during the campaign.

Yet people still voted for him.

Now they're whining that they're getting what they voted for.

Well, tough s*&^. Find those bootstraps and start pulling.

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2025-10-11 11:58 AM

In the middle of this terrible war initiated by the Kremlin, one wonders if the Russian or Ukrainian militaries are having trouble feeding their families like peacetime American soldiers under Dummkopf Trumpf.

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-11 12:20 PM

Re 6

If they don't get their paychecks there will be panic. There's already tremendous concern. Enough to force some into food lines.

Are banks and credit cards and utilities going to forgive debts and will mortgage companies rework loans to tack payments due onto the back of loans again?

The 15th will be a significant turning point in the economy if paychecks don't arrive on time. Many (most) of these folks live paycheck to paycheck.

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-11 12:46 PM

Military Families need to get off the Government Handouts.
Military Families is what happens when people make Bad Life Choices.

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-11 12:53 PM

THANKS, TRUMPERS!!

- US Military

#9 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-11 03:01 PM

Bo@ss and Beverly support this 100%

#10 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-10-11 03:05 PM

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