President Donald Trump said Thursday the United States needed to “remain very liquid” to handle unexpected crises, responding to a court ruling earlier in the day ordering his administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by Friday.
“Our country has to remain very liquid because problems — catastrophes, wars, could be anything,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We can’t give everything away based on a number.”
A federal judge ruled earlier Thursday that the administration must fully fund SNAP benefits for 42 million low-income Americans in November, rejecting the White House’s earlier plan to provide only partial payments.
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