Activist Judge Blocks Restrictions on SNAP Benefits for Soda, Other Junk

Taxpayers should not be forced to pay for products that make people sick and then pay again for the medical care that follows. SNAP was created to fight hunger and improve nutrition, not to subsidize the chronic disease epidemic. Today’s ruling does not change the facts about the… https://t.co/gcmAwtck0E

— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) June 23, 2026

Another activist judge rules to harm the people.

American taxpayers should not be subsidizing junk food. People receiving SNAP benefits should not be permitted to abuse those benefits.

As Secretary Kennedy says, "SNAP was created to fight hunger and improve nutrition, not to subsidize the chronic disease epidemic."