(FOX40.COM) — Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Tuesday that more than 20 states, including California, are suing the Trump administration over the looming suspension of SNAP benefits next month.

The lawsuit claims that the government shutdown, which has reached day 28, has had not impacted the funds meant to support SNAP, arguing that the United States Department of Agriculture is unnecessarily suspending November SNAP benefits under the direction of President Trump.

Video Above: Food banks and groceries brace for SNAP pause

"While Donald Trump parades around the world trying to repair the economic damage he’s done with his incompetence, he’s denying food to millions of Americans who will go hungry next month," Gov. Newsom said. "It’s cruel and speaks to his

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