Amid the protracted US government shutdown, President Donald Trump on Friday issued a strong statement addressing the funding crisis for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), blaming "Radical Democrats" and Minority Leader of the Senate Chuck Schumer for the continued impasse.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, "I do NOT want Americans to go hungry just because the Radical Democrats refuse to do the right thing and REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT," adding that he had instructed his administration's lawyers to "ask the Court to clarify how we can legally fund SNAP as soon as possible."

The US President went on to say that he would gladly approve funding for SNAP if allowed to do so, and urged the Democrats to "quit this charade where they hurt people for their own political rea

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