Former Vice President Kamala Harris has taken an angry swipe at President Donald Trump, ranting over the construction of his $300 million ballroom project at the White House, at a time when the government shutdown has increased the risk of end to food aid funding for tens of millions of low-income Americans.

Kamala Harris has accused the Trump administration of turning a blind eye to the fact that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits would end for millions in America and “babies are going to starve”.

She continued: “I’m not going to be distracted by, ‘Oh, does the guy have a big f–king hammer!?’ What about those babies!?”

Kamala Harris argued that it was “important we not conflate disruption with destruction.” Also Read | Is Donald Trump naming White House ballroom

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