Washington – Today President Trump issued a statement via social media indicating that his administration will refuse to abide by two recent federal court orders requiring him to use existing funds to resume providing SNAP nutrition benefits to low-income families. 

In response, Food & Water Watch’s managing director of policy and litigation, Mitch Jones, made the following statement:

“At a time when rampant corporate consolidation has driven grocery prices sky-high, Trump continues to choose cruelty over the rule of law. He must abide by recent court orders and immediately release SNAP aid to the millions of low-income American families suddenly hanging on the precipice of an unconscionable hunger crisis.

“If Trump had any shred of humanity in him, he would do whatever was necessary to prevent hunger and suffering in the country he claims to love.”