President Trump said he would fund SNAP in a social media post Friday, after two judges ordered the administration to distribute money to recipients of the program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown. SNAP benefits are set to lapse on Saturday.

Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. WATCH HERE

The Trump administration has said they will not use emergency dollars to fund SNAP, but the president posted on Truth Social Friday evening saying, "I do NOT want Americans to go hungry just because the Radical Democrats refuse to do the right thing and REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT. Therefore, I have instructed our lawyers to ask

See Full Page