Nationwide — Mike Epps is making headlines once more — this time for saying he’s “glad” there’s been a pause on meals stamps, a remark he doubled down on throughout a current look on The Breakfast Membership. The 54-year-old comic argued that authorities help applications, whereas supposed to assist, may very well be harming a number of the individuals who depend on them probably the most.
“I informed folks when these meals stamps and stuff get lower off, ‘Don’t fear about that,’” Epps stated across the 41-minute mark of the interview. “Black folks, we’ve been getting our shit lower off. We’ve been getting our doorways kicked in and stuff. This isn’t for us.”
Complicated reviews that he went additional, saying that he’s “really glad” some individuals are being faraway from SNAP advantages due to what he sees as a harmful sample: “You get the meals stamps, you then go purchase the meals that offers you most cancers, you then eat the meals that offers you most cancers… then your food plan’s tousled. Your food plan completed despatched quite a lot of n***as to jail.”
Charlamagne Tha God joked that Epps’ feedback might land him on Fox Information and have folks calling him “MAGA Mike,” however Epps laughed it off. “They’ll’t say that about me. See, that’s one factor about me and Boosie Badazz — we will’t be canceled,” he replied. As Charlamagne warned of the inevitable backlash, Epps fired again with extra warmth: “Fuck the web! And all people on the market that suppose they wanna be mad and say one thing: fuck you, man.”
Epps’ daring remarks add to a historical past of moments the place he’s sparked controversy or pushed boundaries. Over time, he’s been criticized for a joke evaluating Michael Jackson to an abused little one, confronted backlash after bringing a kangaroo onstage throughout a comedy present, and stirred outrage for mocking incapacity advocates after an on-camera incident. He’s additionally had public feuds with fellow comedians like Kevin Hart and Katt Williams, lots of which exploded throughout social media. And in 2017, he caught warmth for a viral clip exhibiting him pretending to shoot at a fellow comedian throughout a heated dispute. Regardless of the backlash from these previous moments, Epps has all the time insisted he can’t be canceled — and continues to lean into that persona.
His newest feedback come because the federal authorities formally reinstates Supplemental Vitamin Help Program (SNAP) advantages following the top of the longest authorities shutdown in U.S. historical past. On Wednesday (November 12), President Trump signed a invoice funding this system via September 2026, restoring assist for roughly 42 million Individuals. In line with CBS Information, states had been instructed to renew advantages “inside 24 hours,” although precise timing varies.
