Judge to consider demand to force the government to keep funding SNAP food aid despite the shutdown
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Judge Orders Trump to Use Emergency Funds for SNAP Benefits
Above: An EBT sign is displayed on the window of a grocery store on Oct. 30, 2025. Image copyright: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
The Spin
Democratic narrative
This is the morally and legally correct decision, as Trump was deliberately withholding emergency funds despite having legal authority to release them, using hunger as a political weapon. The USDA's own shutdown plan contradicts their public claims, proving they can access contingency funds to feed 42 million Americans. This manufactured crisis exposes a president who's abandoned constitutional limits to consolidate power while Congress has abdicated its responsibility to govern.
Republican narrative
Democrats are the ones holding SNAP benefits hostage through their continued blocking of a government funding bill, while Senate Republicans voted 13 times to pass funding in the face of Democrat filibusters. The real issue isn't emergency funds but Democrats demanding $488 billion in Obamacare subsidies for families earning over $128,000. There's also rampant fraud within the SNAP system, and the president has every right to withhold benefits from those who don't need them.