Leavitt says admin complying with SNAP court order after Trump sparks confusion
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that the administration is complying with a court order to pay SNAP benefits, after President Donald Trump suggested on social media that no benefits will be given until Democrats vote to reopen the government.
"The administration is fully complying with the court order," she said. "I just spoke to the president about it. The recipients of these SNAP benefits need to understand it's going to take some time to receive this money, because the Democrats have forced the administration into a very untenable position. We are digging into a contingency fund that is supposed to be for emergencies, catastrophes for war, and the president does not want to have to tap into this fund in the future. And that's what he was referring to in his Truth Social post."

"So the Department of Agriculture, as for the latest SNAP payment and the judge's order, put out guidance to states today on how to get that money to the recipients of SNAP. But it's going to take some time," she continued.






