Brooke Rollins: ‘SNAP is for food — not sugar bombs fueling obesity’ 

Published June 23, 2026 3:37pm ET | Updated June 23, 2026 3:37pm ET



Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins blasted U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Monday after a court blocked the Trump administration’s effort to restrict the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for soda, candy, and other junk food purchases. 

Rollins accused the court of interfering with what she described as a commonsense reform designed to improve public health and reduce taxpayer-funded spending on unhealthy products. 

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