The USDA sent correspondence to states Saturday, Nov. 8 suggesting they "must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025" after Wisconsin and other states distributed payments Friday following a federal court directive.

Evers began his Sunday response with a one-word statement: "No."

The governor said Wisconsin loaded benefits to cards consistent with an active court order, ensuring nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites, including nearly 270,000 kids, had access to food and groceries. He said the Trump Administration assured states after the payments went out that they were "actively working to implement full SNAP benefits for November" but have failed to do so.

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley said in his own Sunday statement that the Trump Administration's attempt to block food assistance puts 230,000 Milwaukee County residents at risk of going hungry.

"The fact that the Trump administration is fighting to block food assistance, knowingly putting more than 42 million Americans, including 230,000 people here in Milwaukee County, at risk of going hungry, is beyond unconscionable," Crowley said in a statement. "It's immoral and unethical."

Crowley thanked Evers for "standing up and pushing back against this cruel and calculated attempt to starve families."

The dispute follows the FoodShare program running out of funding Nov. 1. Evers led a coalition of governors filing a letter before the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday asking the court to reject the Trump Administration's effort to halt SNAP payments.