There is a widening gap in the standard of living between the well-to-do and the struggling masses in the U.S. today. So why does President Donald Trump use his powers to reduce access to food stamps (“Trump seeks to close food stamp loophole,” Star-Advertiser, July 28), which provides food on the dinner table for those struggling to make ends meet?

The U.S. is a leading producer of food for the rest of the world. In the bizarre world of Trump, we have growing surpluses of food, including soybeans and other food products exported to China, because of his trade wars with China and other countries. Yet he wants to restrict access to these surpluses by closing “loopholes” to eligibility for food stamps that would be helpful to those in need.

Trump is not a nice president, nor is he a kind president. Trump must go.

Stuart Shimazu

Kapahulu

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