White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt spun a tall tale during Tuesday’s press briefing when asked about President Donald Trump’s Truth Social rant about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The post contradicted his administration’s pledge to partially comply with two federal court orders to fund SNAP during the GOP-created government shutdown.

“No, the administration is fully complying with the court order[s],” Leavitt told reporters. “I just spoke to the president about it. The recipients of these SNAP benefits need to understand it's going to take some time to receive this money, because the Democrats have forced the administration into a very untenable position. We are digging into a contingency fund that is supposed to be for emergencies, catastrophes—for war.”

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