White House says it will redirect tariff revenue to keep food for the poor afloat during shutdown
Public Health,Food,Food Aid,Food Stamps,Federal Spending,Tariffs,Women,Children
The Trump administration is diverting tariff revenue to keep food assistance for low-income women and children afloat during the government shutdown, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday.
Ms. Leavitt also blamed Democrats for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC, to nearly run out of funding and hurt “the most vulnerable.”
“Thankfully, President Trump and the White House have identified a creative solution to transfer resources from Section 232 tariff revenue to this critical program,” Ms. Leavitt wrote on X. “The Trump White House will not allow impoverished mothers and their babies to go hungry because of the Democrats’ political games.”...
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