Trump officials admitted to making a math error when they drew up plans to cut SNAP funds.

After initially announcing plans to cut SNAP benefits by 50 percent as the government entered its second month of a shutdown, the USDA reversed course Wednesday, stating in court that it done its sums incorrectly, and would now be funding 75 percent.

A spokesperson told Axios Thursday, "Further analysis found more room in the contingency. All of this would be solved if Senate Democrats vote to reopen the government."

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities played a crucial role in this shift. It drew up a report revealing that the administration planned to release only two-thirds of the available contingency fund — approximately $3 billion out of $4.65 billion available.

The report was filed in court, with the government immediately promising to fix the "error."

"There’s no way to know whether the USDA made a genuine mistake or purposefully tried to shortchange families," The New Republic wrote.

The situation had further been complicated by President Trump's own statements on Truth Social, which suggested benefits would not be paid out at all. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt quickly dismissed this as a misunderstanding

Some states viewed the administration's approach with skepticism. Pennsylvania, in a letter to the USDA, accused the agency of choosing the "most complex and labor-intensive approach possible" to issue benefits.

Critically, courts have already affirmed that the USDA has no legal requirement to cut benefits and had the money to continue funding them through the government shutdown, which is now in its second month.