MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Uncertainty continues to surround SNAP benefits, after President Trump posted on Truth Social that benefits would only given out “when the Radical Left Democrats open up the government” despite recent court orders saying the USDA must at least partially fund them using contingency funds.

The White House Press Secretary clarified the social media post, saying that the Trump administration is fully complying with the court order but that it will take some time to receive the money.

In the absence of SNAP funding, Governor Katie Hobbs announced last week the state would use $1.8 million in leftover COVID money to help food banks and create the new Food Bucks Now program. The initiative allocated $1.5 million to food banks and $300,000 for the new program.

TJ McCu

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