Top News | Trump and GOP 'Don't Seem to Give a Shit'
If you believe in independent media—funded by real people, not billionaire right-wingers and corporate advertisers—please donate to Common Dreams today. SUPPORT OUR SPRING CAMPAIGN Wednesday, April 22, 2026 'They Don't Seem to Give a Shit': Trump and GOP Push Food Aid Cuts as Iran War Costs Soar "It’s disgusting," said Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts. "We ought to be able to end hunger in this country. It's a political condition. We have the money." Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern on Wednesday said it is “disgusting” that President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are pursuing more cuts to federal nutrition assistance for low-income Americans while simultaneously backing a war of choice in Iran that has cost US taxpayers tens of billions of dollars. “We have 46 million people in this country who are hungry, and they don’t seem to give a shit,” McGovern (Mass.) told reporters, warning that Republicans are bent on enacting additional cu...