Donald Trump reacts to the judge who ordered him to fully fund the SNAP benefit this month

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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits for November, rejecting the plan for partial payments and citing the risk of “irreparable harm.” President Trump called the ruling “absurd” and the administration launched an appeal, deepening the crisis over food-assistance amid a protracted government shutdown.

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00:00A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to fully fund November's SNAP

00:05benefits for millions of Americans amid the ongoing government shutdown. The judge cited

00:10the risk of irreparable harm from partial payments and rejected the administration's plan to cover

00:16only a portion of the benefits. In response, President Trump publicly called the ruling

00:22absurd and argued that only Congress has the authority to appropriate funds for the program.

00:27The administration filed an appeal raising uncertainty about how and when the full payments

00:33will reach recipients. The case highlights a growing political and legal struggle over food

00:39assistance policy amid a shutdown threatening essential services for some of the most vulnerable

00:44U.S. households.

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