Hours before the government shutdown would force critical food assistance to run out, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to continue SNAP benefits.

I do not want Americans to go hungry just because the Radical Democrats refuse to do the right thing,” Trump said.

President Trump on Friday said he's asking "the Court to clarify how we can legally fund SNAP as soon as possible," after a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered his administration to continue funding the program during the shutdown.

President Donald Trump's administration cannot suspend food aid for millions of Americans during the ongoing government shutdown, two federal judges ruled on Friday, saying the government must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits.

Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown

"Our Government lawyers do not think we have the legal authority to pay SNAP with certain monies we have available, and now two Courts have issued conflicting opinions on what we can and cannot do," Trump said in a post on his social media platform Friday evening.

Two federal judges ruled the Trump administration’s decision to suspend food-aid benefits for tens of millions of Americans during the government shutdown is likely unlawful and that US officials must use contingency funding to at least partially keep the program operational.