00:00The battle over food stamps is getting even hotter after President Trump suggested he could halt snap payments entirely until Democrats reopened the government.
00:11President posting on TrueSocial that benefits, quote, will be given only when the radical left Democrats open up government.
00:19That message directly conflicted with a federal court order requiring the administration to resume snap payments for 42 million Americans.
00:27Hours later, the White House walked it back, saying Trump wasn't threatening to cut off aid, just expressing frustration about using emergency funds to cover it.
00:37The administration is fully complying with the court order. I just spoke to the president about it.
00:42The 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.
00:51We are digging into a contingency fund that is supposed to be for emergencies, catastrophes, for war.
00:58And the president does not want to have to tap into this fund in the future.
01:01And that's what he was referring to in his TrueSocial post.
01:04The administration insists partial payments, about half the normal amount, are still coming.
01:10But it could take weeks for families to see the money.
01:13And Democrats call the president's comments immoral, vowing to keep fighting for full funding in court.
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