President Trump wrote on Truth Social that federal food benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"

Speaking from the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said: "The administration is fully complying with that court order."

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that federal food benefits won’t be distributed until after Democrats agree to reopen the government. Hours later, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt contradicted the president, saying food benefits would go out after all.

The federal government shutdown is officially the longest in history as hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers won't receive full SNAP benefits this month.

The U.S. government pays out $100 billion a year in food assistance to 42 million Americans through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—funds that were set to lapse and may still be delayed or suspended because of the government shutdown.

The Trump administration has committed to partially funding SNAP with a $4.65 billion payment, but the funding could take up to several months, officials said.

President Donald Trump said he will withhold November food stamps. This comes a day after the administration said it will pay partial benefits.

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Agriculture Department must disburse funding for SNAP, also known as food stamps.

Trump prompted further concern when he threatened to withhold SNAP benefits until the end of the government shutdown.