Gov. Tony Evers joined a coalition of states seeking to prevent the Trump administration from requiring states to claw back food stamp benefits.

Evers has rejected the Trump administration’s push for states to reverse a portion of the FoodShare payments. A federal judge yesterday temporarily blocked the administration from forcing states to do just that.

At a stop in La Crosse yesterday to tour a local food pantry, Evers blasted President Donald Trump, charging him with trying to take food away from people who need it.

“The fact that they’re trying to claw that back, that’s embarrassing. That’s embarrassing for any president of the United States, whether it’s Donald Trump or somebody else,” Evers said.

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