WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the administration won’t pay food stamp benefits until after the partial government shutdown ends, in potential defiance of a federal court order and in conflict with what his administration told a judge Monday.

His post on the social media site Truth Social came even as the Agriculture Department was giving state agencies directions on how to distribute partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for November. A USDA memo said the agencies must notify households about a reduction in the monthly benefit.

Trump’s post also came the same day a federal court in Rhode Island was asked to order the USDA to fully pay November food stamp benefits. The USDA said Monday it would deplete a contingency fund that could cover roughly

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