Trump says SNAP will only get paid after shutdown

President Trump said food benefits will only get paid once the shutdown ends, in a post on Truth Social Tuesday morning.Why it matters: The post appears to defy two federal courts that ruled last week the White House must pay at least partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits even in a shutdown. Some 42 million Americans rely on SNAP to feed themselves, a majority are children or adults over age 60.This is the first shutdown to ever disrupt SNAP payments, which are a critical anti-poverty program.Zoom in: "SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars (MANY FOLD!) during Crooked Joe Biden's disastrous term in office," Trump said on Truth Social, "… will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government."Reality check: There was a big increase in SNAP spending and enrollment during Trump's first administration.When COVID hit, unemployment spiked and food bank lines wrapped around city blocks. His administration and Congress expanded emergency allotments for the program.By the numbers: Expenditures on SNAP jumped to $128 billion in 2021 from $93 billion the year before, per the USDA's data. The number of recipients also grew to 41.6 million from 39.9. The SNAP rolls kept increasing for the next few years before declining slightly, along with expenditures, in the final year of the Biden administration.Federal spending on SNAP also declined every year from 2021 to 2024.Context: The Biden administration updated SNAP to account for how much money the USDA believed it costs to purchase a nutritious meal at minimal cost. Editor's note: This story was updated with additional details throughout.

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