Montana AG to Newsmax: Blue State SNAP Lawsuit ‘Idiocy’

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen blasted the lawsuit filed by 25 Democrat-led states against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over an expected lapse in food stamp benefits, calling it “idiocy” and accusing Democrats of creating the very crisis they’re fighting against.

Knudsen appeared on Newsmax two days after Democrat leaders filed a lawsuit claiming the USDA is legally obligated to continue administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as the food stamp program, even during the ongoing government shutdown.

Knudsen said the states’ case has “no strength” and mocked the legal action as “comical if it weren’t so serious.”

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