USDA-based tracking shows 6.1 million fewer SNAP participants as U.S. military aid finances 25 F-35s and Israel signs for 12 Apaches.
More than six million fewer Americans receive food-stamp assistance than did when President Trump took office.
At the same time, Washington’s weapons pipeline to Israel is moving forward with Apache attack helicopters and a U.S.-financed F-35 squadron.
A USDA-based tracker reported 36,352,716 SNAP participants in June — 6.1 million fewer than in January 2025 and 5.2 million fewer since H.R. 1 became law.
PBS reported that H.R. 1 cut SNAP funding, expanded work rules, and shifted additional costs to states. The White House told CBS News the changes restore work requirements and target waste, fraud, and abuse.
Israel’s Defense Ministry announced Tuesday that it signed a Pentagon agreement for 12 AH-64E Apache helicopters, due at the beginning of the next decade. January’s State Department notification approved a potential sale of up to 30 aircraft and equipment for $3.8 billion.
The 25 F-35s are a separate deal. Israel signed its $3 billion order in 2024 with U.S. Foreign Military Financing; deliveries begin in 2028.
The programs do not share one appropriation. They do share a federal record: SNAP rolls have dropped by more than six million as the United States finances and signs new Israeli weapons agreements.