Donald Trump orders states stop paying full SNAP benefits / undo actions already taken to provide full benefits

https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/major-mid-day-breaking-news

Aaron Parnas
Nov 09, 2025

I usually hold updates until evening, but this Sunday has already dropped too much news to sit on. I’m sending this to you in real time because it matters.

First , the Department of Agriculture has now sent states an order: immediately undo any actions taken to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families. Not next week. Not soon. Immediately.

Go to link for USDA memo. https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/major-mid-day-breaking-news

The memo was written with the urgency of a threat. It warned states that they could face financial penalties if they didn’t comply fast enough. Officials in multiple states are now confused, frustrated, and trying to determine whether this directive would once again disrupt funding for SNAP, the program that keeps food on the table for roughly 42 million Americans.

This comes after a week of whiplash for families relying on help to feed their children. Because the Trump administration refused to fully fund SNAP during the shutdown, benefits stalled. Then a federal judge ordered the administration to restore full funding for the month. States like New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin scrambled to release payments. Many families waited days. Some went without groceries at all.

Now the rules are shifting again. Governors and state agencies are asking the same question families are asking: Will the benefits arrive next month? Or is the safety net being quietly cut, thread by thread?

Food assistance isn’t a luxury. It’s survival. When a government plays tug-of-war with a program that feeds one in eight Americans, the harm isn’t theoretical. It’s immediate. It lands in kitchens, lunchboxes, and empty pantries.