April 7, 2025

Trump vs. the poor and the weak

 MSNBC - Louisiana gets hot. Brutally hot in the summer. In 2023, New Orleans had about 20 sweaty nights when the temperature never dipped below 80 degrees. Ours is the kind of heat that requires air conditioning to sleep, and it often feels like we need AC just to breathe.

Imagine you’re already struggling with the high cost of living. Your rent has spiked, your grocery bill has spiked even more, it’s summer in Louisiana, and because you can’t afford your $350 electricity bill, you receive a disconnection notice. How do you survive?

President Donald Trump’s administration has fired the 10-person staff of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP.

That’s a question about 6 million American families will be asking now that President Donald Trump’s administration has fired the 10-person staff of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP. 

 

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