Donald Trump's administration is "shockingly wrong" for its move to instruct states to undo previously awarded SNAP benefits for low-income Americans, according to a Republican senator Sunday.
Politico reported over the weekend, "The Trump administration is telling states not to pay full November food stamp benefits, revising its previous guidance after winning a temporary victory at the Supreme Court on Friday."
That rollback didn't sit well with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK).
According to Semafor's Eleanor Mueller, "Murkowski calls the administration’s instructing of states to undo full SNAP benefits 'shockingly wrong.'"
Mueller went on to quote the lawmaker as saying, “It’s one thing if the federal government is going to continue its level of appeal … to say this can’t be done... But when you are telling the states — that have said this is a significant enough issue in our state that we're going to find resources to backfill, or frontload, whatever term you want, to help our people — those states should not be penalized for it for doing that."
Murkowski then added, "That to me is just shockingly wrong.”
Murkowski calls the administration’s instructing of states to undo full SNAP benefits “shockingly wrong.”
“It’s one thing if the federal government is going to continue its level of appeal … to say this can’t be done.”
“But when you are telling the states — that have said this…
— Eleanor Mueller (@Eleanor_Mueller) November 9, 2025
