Despite his administration saying it would comply with court orders, President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold SNAP benefits. He said the government would fund the food assistance program only when “the Radical Left Democrats open up government.”
The president’s threat comes after the administration agreed on Monday to two court orders requiring the government to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The administration said it would partially fund the program using emergency funds previously approved by Congress.
Trump’s post on Truth Social seems to defy the two court orders. The White House has yet to comment on the president’s post.
In his post, Trump claimed the number of SNAP beneficiaries increased under former President Joe Biden, saying he “haphazardly” gave out benefits to anyone who asked instead of those who actually needed them. He did not elaborate on that accusation.
On Monday, the administration said it would use the nearly $5 billion in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s contingency funds to partially fund the program for November. The administration did not say who would receive benefits in November or how much they would disperse per person.
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