The White House has moved to clarify a social media post by President Donald Trump that had appeared to halt the immediate distribution of partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, stating that the administration is complying with a federal court order and is actively working to issue the payments.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated on Tuesday that the President’s comments were directed at future SNAP payments and the ongoing government shutdown, not the current court-mandated release of emergency funds.

“We are complying with the Court’s order, we are getting the payments out the door as quickly as we can,” Leavitt said. “The president is referring to future SNAP payments. He does not want to have to keep tapping in to an emergency fund in depl

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