The Trump administration has waged a legal battle with several states as it refuses to distribute SNAP benefits throughout the government shutdown.
The Trump administration said it will only pay SNAP recipients half of their benefits for November amid the government shutdown.
The lapse in federal funding has left countless low-income families struggling to figure out how to take care of their children and heat their homes.Â
Newsmax anchor Rob Schmitt said on air that SNAP recipients use their benefits to "get their nails done" and "to get their weaves."
In nearly simultaneous rulings on Friday, federal judges in Rhode Island and Massachusetts said the Trump administration must use contingency funds to pay out SNAP benefits during the shutdown.
This is a man-made public health crisis that could drive millions of families already teetering on the edge straight into hunger.
Food is not a privilege. It is a human right, and when the government forgets that truth, it’s up to the people to remember.
Both Democrats and Republicans are calling on self-proclaimed dealmaker President Donald Trump to negotiate a deal to reopen the government.Â
