claim: president barack obama deserves to be called "the most successful food stamp president in american history" because "47 million americans are on food stamps."
author: newt gingrich
evidence_1: oct 6, 2015 ... we leave it to our readers to judge how much credit or blame the president  deserves for what has happened on his watch, and we caution that no single ....  month on record, more than 45.5 million americans were still receiving the food  aid, now known as the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
evidence_2: dec 1, 2011 ... gingrich garnered national attention in may when he said that president barack  obama deserves to be called "the most successful food stamp president in  american history" because "47 million americans are on food stamps." (we ruled  that claim half true because gingrich was close on the number but ...
evidence_3: jan 20, 2017 ... in his inaugural address, president trump portrayed the u.s. as a nation in  decline, using rhetoric that did not always match reality. ... up overall under  obama's tenure. as of october 2016, the most recent month on record, 43.2  million people were receiving snap benefits. that's up 35% from january 2009 ...
evidence_4: nov 7, 2007 ... a single mom - even while relying on food stamps as she finished her education,  she followed her passion for helping others, and raised my sister and me to  believe that in america there are no barriers to success - no matter what color  you are, no matter where you're from, no matter how much money you ...
evidence_5: dec 1, 2014 ... just like president obama has taken executive action on immigration, hanauer  believes the president can and should take executive action to raise the salary  threshold for overtime .... that's 10.4 million middle-class americans with more  money in their pockets or more time to spend with friends and family.