America's Favorite Rapin' Grampy pretends he does not know how to "legally fund SNAP" after 2 judges rule [View all]
There is a contingency fund at the USDA that can fund SNAP in the event of an emergency, but until Friday’s ruling, it was the USDA and Secretary Brooke Rollins’ conclusion that the fund “is only allowed to flow if the underlying program is funded.”
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As the judge’s decisions were issued, Trump was preparing for a glitzy, Gatsby-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago. Trump took to Truth Social during his shin-dig to complain he doesn’t know how to comply with the courts’ orders, and ordered White House lawyers to figure it out.
“Our Government lawyers do not think we have the legal authority to pay SNAP with certain monies we have available, and now two Courts have issued conflicting opinions on what we can and cannot do,” he wrote. “I have instructed our lawyers to ask the Court to clarify how we can legally fund SNAP as soon as possible.”
The administration has been ordered to report to Judge Talwani by Monday on whether it will use the contingency fund to pay reduced SNAP benefits or if it will pay full benefits for the month by moving money from other programs.
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