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They Really Hate You (Ep. 2543)

Explore episode Jun 26, 2026

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Brandon Gill's SNAP Hearing: Should Taxpayers Buy Soda?

At 58:10 · chapter starts 58:00

Bongino introduces Rep. Brandon Gill as one of his favorite members of Congress and sets up the clip: a congressional hearing in which Gill poses the deceptively simple question of whether SNAP benefit dollars should pay for sugary sodas. The witness dodges repeatedly, citing the program's broad mandate to ensure food access. When Gill presses — 'Do they need sugary sodas to survive?' — the witness suggests that some recipients with low blood sugar or kidney conditions may require Coca-Cola. Bongino takes the exchange as a window into the entire dependency-politics worldview: when you spend other people's money, every line of accountability feels like cruelty. He closes with his signature fresca riff — he would never tell a producer what to buy with their own money, but he would never pay for their Fresca either — landing a clean analogy for his fiscal philosophy.

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SNAP Benefits for Soda? Brandon Gill Asks the Hard Question

They Really Hate You (Ep. 2543) · Jun 26, 2026 Government

Rep. Brandon Gill asked a simple question at a congressional hearing: should SNAP dollars pay for sugary sodas? The witness refused to say no, eventually claiming some recipients need Coca-Cola for medical reasons. Bongino says the exchange shows exactly what happens when accountability is removed from government spending.

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