{"id":2520772,"date":"2025-12-13T06:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T11:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/38-year-old-able-bodied-man-irate-after-losing-food-stamps-under-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T06:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T11:09:34","slug":"38-year-old-able-bodied-man-irate-after-losing-food-stamps-under-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/38-year-old-able-bodied-man-irate-after-losing-food-stamps-under-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"38-Year-Old Able-Bodied Man Irate After Losing Food Stamps Under Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F38-year-old-able-bodied-man-irate-after-losing-food-stamps-under-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2520772&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-releases-statement-on-hunter-biden-verdict-calls-out-biden-crime-family\/\" title=\"Trump Campaign Issues Statement on Hunter Biden Verdict, Accuses &#039;Biden Crime Family\">article discusses recent<\/a> changes made by former President Donald Trump to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, through the &#8220;Big Beautiful Bill.&#8221; These changes substantially tightened work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents seeking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-becomes-latest-state-to-end-300-unemployment-bonus\/\" title=\"Alabama Becomes Latest State To End 0 Unemployment Bonus\">continue receiving benefits<\/a>. Nelson Scott, a 38-year-old man from Tennessee who does not have a job, children, or disabilities, was featured in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >viral interview expressing frustration<\/a> over losing his $292 monthly food assistance, calling the new rules &#8220;bulls**t.&#8221; Despite Scott&#8217;s situation, many social media users showed little sympathy, criticizing those who rely on welfare without working. The USDA has raised the age limit for exemptions to 65 and older and narrowed exceptions related to childcare responsibilities and other categories, resulting in many individuals like Scott losing eligibility under the stricter guidelines.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump recently cracked down on work requirements with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by means of the &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The policy drastically expanded work requirements for those who want to continue receiving food stamps.<\/p>\n<p>But Nelson Scott, a 38-year-old able-bodied man from Tennessee, called the changes &ldquo;some bulls**t&rdquo; in a viral interview last month with WZTV.<\/p>\n<p>Scott is &ldquo;38, not disabled, doesn&rsquo;t have any kids, doesn&rsquo;t go to school, and doesn&rsquo;t have a job,&rdquo; all of which work against him with respect to eligibility, according to WZTV.<\/p>\n<p>He was previously receiving $292 per month to pay for groceries.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WATCH: 38-year-old able-bodied man with no kids, not going to school, &amp; doesn&rsquo;t have a job, says he&rsquo;s &ldquo;devastated&rdquo; he&rsquo;ll lose his food stamps<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s some bullshit.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MDrXb8IMpf\">pic.twitter.com\/MDrXb8IMpf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1992672206212448595?\">November 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Scott is a convicted felon, which makes finding a job more difficult.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-regime-debuts-transgender-children-clinic-in-shanghai\/\" title=\"Chinese Regime Debuts Transgender Children Clinic in Shanghai\">social media commenters<\/a> had very little sympathy for Scott and others who have been receiving free food from the taxpayers until the new common-sense rules were passed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;d be mining diamonds on Pluto if we weren&rsquo;t stuck here babysitting these anchors on society,&rdquo; one user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheOnlyDSC\/status\/1992783242051645572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jkeeter82\/status\/1992679205385937130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> a meme showing how &ldquo;leftist policies don&rsquo;t help the needy,&rdquo; but instead &ldquo;fund the lazy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What a lazy and pathetic excuse for a man,&rdquo; a third commenter <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/American47Ash\/status\/1992792183481704770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agreed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A fourth <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mrwinplaceshow\/status\/1992709032831001074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">observed<\/a>, &ldquo;If he had any self-awareness he would be devastated and embarrassed that he is a 38-year-old man without physical disabilities that cannot feed himself without handouts and set-asides from taxpayers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another meme <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cackalacky2\/status\/1992683911709590015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> by a user showed how people on welfare in America with &ldquo;no job&rdquo; can expect to have their fridges and pantries stocked, while middle-class Americans living &ldquo;paycheck to paycheck&rdquo; have to figure out how to make ends meet.<\/p>\n<p>Scott will not be alone in losing his food stamps.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/snap\/obbb-implementation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">webpage<\/a> from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-biden-is-showing-us-why-there-needs-to-be-an-age-limit-on-the-presidency\/\" title=\"WALSH: Biden Is Showing Us Why There Needs To Be An ... On The Presidency\">upper age limit<\/a> for food stamp recipients will increase to 65 or older.<\/p>\n<p>The changes also limit &ldquo;the exception based on responsibility to care for a dependent child to those with a child under 14 years of age.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The exceptions for &ldquo;homeless individuals, veterans, and those 24 and younger who aged out of foster care&rdquo; were also removed.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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