Judge orders administration to distribute SNAP contingency money

ABC News ^ | October 31, 2025 | Peter Charalambous and Katherine Faulders

[100%FEDUP]

More verbal theatrics to rile the savages. They will not stop until there is rioting.

[HollyB]

Would the judge like to pass the budget too?

[cowboyusa]

King judge wants Tru.p to act like a King and go around congress . But no kings.

[pnz1]

So does this mean they will pay SNAP benefits?

[Hyman Roth]

What’s judgie wudgie going to do about it? He needs to talk to congress.

[midwest_hiker]

What will the judges do when that money is gone and there is a real non govt caused emergency.
Wheee are the judges for anyone not getting paid, hell the US Supreme Court’s not getting paid.

[silverleaf]

Lol…” verbal order”
How about verbal answer.
“Where da money? Congress controls…”

[cowboyusa]

The snap funds run out in about a week anyway.

[Dr. Franklin]

This judges claims the power of the purse from Congress. If the ghettopotamuses don’t get their food stamps, they may desert the Rat party. The judge doesn’t want, hence his order.

[G Larry]

The courts already ruled that was illegal the last time Trump tried to do that.

[bk1000]

If hizzoner could see which finger I am holding up, he would have my opinion.

[Yogafist]

“There is no doubt, and it is beyond argument, that irreparable harm will begin to occur — if it hasn’t already occurred — in the terror it has caused some people about the availability of funding for food for their family,” he said.

Is there anything in his decision that is based on the law? Is Trump required by law or not?

[marron]

The judge should order Schumer to pass the budget.

[ClearCase_guy]

The President should order the judge to pass the budget himself.

Let’s just make a mockery of the entire “separate branches” concept.

[4yearlurker]

What a joke! Find money for the SNAP parasites but nothing for the military and air traffic controllers. One would assume this fool of a judge would know how are government works. The Executive branch does not control the purse strings.

[cross_bearer_02]

And when that runs out what are we paying with? Wishes and dreams?

[cowboyusa]

President Trump can now spend money the way he wants without Congress, good to know.

[packrat35]

The judge also knows the $5 billion is not enough so only partial payment can be made anyway.

[Vermont Lt]

There is $5-6B contingency fund. This is to be used in emergency cases.

The USDA says that because there is no budget and no appropriated monies, the fund cannot be used to replace something that it has no authority to spend. In other words, because it hasn’t been appropriated, the funds cannot replace that which does not exist.

The Judge pretty much said, “use the money and feed them”

The USDA has until Monday to go back and tell the Judge what they are doing.

That said, I don’t know if the SNAP/EBT cards are going to work tomorrow or not. I am guessing they won’t.

Look for reporters to be standing outside grocery stores tomorrow talking to every person walking out without their groceries.

This should be interesting to watch.