US EditionWhite House ‘fully complying’ with court on SNAP benefits after Trump stirs confusion
The White House affirmed compliance with court orders to distribute SNAP benefits despite shutdown, affecting about 42 million recipients, as legal deadlines approach this week.
- On Nov. 4, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social threatening to withhold SNAP benefits until Democrats end the government shutdown, contradicting earlier statements about court-authorized funding.
- The government shutdown began Oct. 1 and entered its 35th day, with Democrats in the U.S. Senate withholding votes until Republicans in the U.S. House address ACA subsidies, needing seven votes to pass funding.
- U.S. District Court Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. ordered the USDA by Nov. 3 to decide on using the $5 billion contingency fund, with administration lawyers warning delays could last weeks or months.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president's post wasn't meant to suggest noncompliance, and the administration is fully complying with court orders on SNAP payments.
- The dispute could affect about 42 million Americans who receive SNAP, as churches, labor unions and nonprofit organizations asked the judge to compel release of withheld November benefits before the Nov. 6 hearing.
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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…
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…
White House walks back Trump’s threat to SNAP
(AP) — President Donald Trump caused some confusion earlier Tuesday when he appeared to threaten SNAP benefits unless Democrats voted to reopen the government — despite court orders mandating that the administration keep the nation’s largest food program running. Press…
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