India, Oct. 18 -- The federal government shutdown in November might result in the loss of vital food assistance for almost 42 million Americans. Furthermore, it's unclear if the Trump administration will find sufficient funds to keep providing benefits, as it has done with other issues.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins warned reporters at the White House Thursday that the food stamp program will face shortage of funds in two weeks.

"So you're talking about millions and millions of vulnerable families, of hungry families that are not going to have access to these programs because of this shutdown," Rollins stated.

In a post on X Thursday, Rollins blamed Democrats, like other Trump administration officials, for prioritizing "their po...