Gov. Maura Healey is condemning President Donald Trump for threatening to withhold funding for SNAP from 21 blue states, which the White House says refuse to comply with USDA anti-fraud data requirements.

Following an event at the Department of Public Health headquarters in Boston on Wednesday, Healey called the Trump administration’s move “outrageous” and “cruel.”

“It’s outrageous, it’s cruel, it’s appalling. President Trump has already been ordered to provide SNAP benefits. I thought it was kind of unbelievable when I saw it,” said Healey. “What President Trump needs to do immediately is order Secretary Rollins to release SNAP funding and ensure that Americans don’t go hungry.”

The Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled s

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