Karoline Leavitt: “Democrats are holding it up and making it difficult for the…”

“So to anyone who is a SNAP beneficiary at home who needs that assistance and the president was just saying this is for people who are truly needy, who need food, who need this assistance from the United States government, Democrats are holding it up and making it difficult for the administration to get those payments out the door. So if you are at home and you want your SNAP benefits, come call the Democrats and tell them to reopen the government blocking that contingency fund for the future if this shutdown lingers on.” (12:50–12:56)

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