As the controversy over funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown dragged on in recent days, the top official in charge of the program pivoted to a new talking point, calling the program that some 42 million Americans rely on "corrupt."

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides government assistance to bring food and other necessities to low-income households.

The Trump administration is reversing course and will use more than $4.5 billion in contingency funds to help pay for SNAP benefits this month, while the Oregon Department of Human Services is also working on distributing funding after Oregon Gov.

A post on X has gone viral for claiming that Project 2025 promoted removing children from single-parent SNAP households.

While Tennessee is not allocating funds to continue the SNAP program in the state, it is working with food pantries to help residents in other ways.

In a news release about $4 million going to the Utah Food Bank, the state's top elected leaders blamed Democrats for the federal shutdown, even as Republican control all branches of government.

To offset the federal lapse, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced that the local government would fund half of the November SNAP benefits for eligible Virgin Islands households. On Monday, he confirmed those payments had been completed, ensuring that more than 10,600 households could continue to purchase groceries during the shutdown.