Democrats Lose Their Minds Over Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins Posting ‘Racist’ Halloween Costume Meme of Actual Indicted SNAP Thief Shawty Dred
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins posted a mock Spirit Halloween costume package on Saturday night labeled “SNAP FRAUDSTER,” complete with a photo of Atlanta rapper and social media personality Shawty Dred flashing a middle finger while holding a burning dollar bill amid piles of cash and jewelry.
The graphic lists the costume’s features as “Flexes wealth and questionable fashion choices,” “Steals MILLIONS from American Taxpayers,” and “Goes to jail,” and notes that included accessories are “STACKS OF TAXPAYERS CASH,” “FAKE GRILLS,” an “EBT CARD,” and “HANDCUFFS.”
Rollins captioned the post, “Some costumes come with a price tag. This one comes with a prison sentence. To anyone stealing from American taxpayers: The tricks are over. The treats are running out. Happy Halloween!”
Some costumes come with a price tag. This one comes with a prison sentence.
To anyone stealing from American taxpayers:
The tricks are over. The treats are running out.
Happy Halloween!
https://t.co/V8kCH8is6u
— Secretary Brooke Rollins (@SecRollins) October 31, 2026
The man in the photo is Mercedes Reshard New, known as “Shawty Dred.”
A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia indicted him on October 7 on 46 counts of mail fraud, 15 counts of aggravated identity theft, and one count each of SNAP fraud and illegal transactions with access devices.
He was arrested in Las Vegas on October 13.
Prosecutors allege that between January 2020 and July 2026, New controlled more than 350 fraudulent SNAP accounts opened with stolen identities, had EBT cards mailed to multiple addresses around metro Atlanta, and registered his company, Shawty Dred LLC, as an authorized SNAP retailer.
Over the course of the scheme, roughly $4.6 million in benefits was transferred into the fraudulent accounts, with about $4 million siphoned out.
New allegedly used a point-of-sale device tied to his business to steal more than $660,000 before the USDA revoked the authorization, and he continued obtaining replacement cards after police seized others.
The case is part of a broader Justice Department crackdown targeting nearly $42 million in SNAP and related fraud.
Despite it being a parody of a real criminal, Democrats and leftist commentators immediately labeled the post racist and lost their collective minds.
@SecRollins For fucks sake, can we have someone in the cabinent who isn’t a depraved racist piece of shit wtf
— Scoooooooter from Michigan (@3rdDownDraws) October 31, 2026
@SecRollins What a racist post
— Tracey Gallagher (@asmartbrunette1) November 1, 2026
@SecRollins @daveweigel https://t.co/WdP7meSHFF
— Matt Royer (@royermattw) October 31, 2026
Rep. Shontel Brown of Ohio quote-posted Rollins and wrote, “Despicable. Disgusting. Not even hiding it… And I look forward to your answer to what motivated this graphic when you appear in front of the Agriculture Committee in January.”
Despicable. Disgusting.
Not even hiding it…
And I look forward to your answer to what motivated this graphic when you appear in front of the Agriculture Committee in January.
— Rep. Shontel Brown (@RepShontelBrown) October 31, 2026
Democrat Rep. James Walkinshaw of Virginia responded with his own mock costume packaging of President Trump labeled a “CONVICTED FRAUDSTER.”
Some costumes come with a price tag. This one comes with a failed Presidency.
To the Trump Administration officials stealing from American taxpayers:
The tricks are over. The treats are running out.
Happy Halloween!
— Rep. James Walkinshaw (@Rep_Walkinshaw) October 31, 2026
The post quickly drew coverage from leftist outlets including Raw Story, Mediaite, HuffPost, and others framing it as a racist dog whistle.
People with common sense pointed out that Rollins has repeatedly publicized individual SNAP fraud cases, including identity theft schemes that used deceased children’s information.
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