India, Dec. 3 -- On Tuesday, the Donald Trump administration threatened to cut benefits in 21 states ruled by the Democratic Party, claiming it has not complied with the federal government's new directive on providing data on recipients on food aid.

Brooke Rollins, the Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture, said on Monday during the cabinet meeting that the Department might stop sending federal funds for SNAP benefits to at least 21 states ruled by the Democratic Party. Among the states that could lose SNAP funding from the federal government are New York and Minnesota.

The new federal SNAP data rules enforced by the Trump administration require states to provide timely, detailed recipient and eligibility information to ensure a...