After celebrating a Halloween bash at the White House with superhero cosplayers and his own lookalikes, US President Donald Trump is off to Mar-a-Lago for another Halloween party. But for many Americans, the festive cheer has been dampened by the very real fear of losing food stamp benefits.

With the US government shutdown crossing the 30-day mark, assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has dried up, putting a whopping 41.7 million Americans at risk. Also Read | Trump celebrates Halloween with minions, his lookalikes, superheroes

Used by one in eight low-income Americans, SNAP is a major part of the social safety net in the US and helps many families bring food to the table.

However, Trump seems unwilling to budge: even as two US courts directed the

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