US EditionWhite House ‘fully complying’ with court on SNAP benefits after Trump stirs confusion
The USDA will partially fund SNAP using $4.65 billion in contingency funds amid the shutdown, serving 42 million Americans with delayed payments, White House said.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified the administration is complying with court orders and will allow partial November SNAP payments after President Donald Trump’s post on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
- On Oct. 31, U.S. District Court Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. ordered the USDA to decide by Nov. 3 whether to use $5 billion in contingency funds amid the 35-day government shutdown.
- About 42 million Americans receive SNAP, including 1.4 million Michiganders, while the emergency contingency fund holds about $4.65 billion but more than $8 billion is needed to fully fund November.
- The judge ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to respond and scheduled a Nov. 6 hearing after churches, labor unions and nonprofit organizations asked to compel release of withheld November SNAP funding.
- State payment schedules vary widely, affecting when recipients see funds, as Ohio Department of Job and Family Services cuts maximum allotments by 50% and Republicans in the U.S. House need seven Democratic votes to pass funding.
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After Trump post on SNAP funds sparks confusion, White House says administration is complying with court order
President Trump wrote on Truth Social that federal food benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"
White House assures they are 'fully complying' with court order on SNAP benefits
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters the Trump administration would be "fully complying" with a federal judge's order to pay out SNAP benefits with contingency funds. This clarification came after President Trump posted on social media that the benefits would only be given out once the government shutdown had ended.
White House ‘fully complying’ with court on SNAP benefits after Trump stirs confusion
The White House said Tuesday it is complying with a federal court order to tap into a contingency fund to distribute Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, clarifying earlier comments from President Trump where he appeared to say he would withhold those funds. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters during a press briefing the administration was “fully complying” with the court order and was working to get partial SNA…
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