President Donald Trump’s White House will be doling out partial funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, but only after the courts have forced his hand.

After two federal judges ordered last week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture needed to resume the lifesaving benefit, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins conceded to only partially paying out SNAP recipients.

Now, Trump and his lackeys, according to their Monday legal filing, will be paying out $5 billion using all the USDA contingency funds, but that falls well short of the $8 billion needed to pay out the full SNAP benefits.

Not only that, NPR reported, but the benefits will be delayed as well.

Republicans having their legal arm twisted to force them to feed the most vulnerable communities follows a similar narrative

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