Mamdani says he and Trump made deal over SNAP rule affecting small businesses

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Friday he and President Donald Trump brokered a deal on new SNAP requirements that would affect small businesses nationwide.

“I have spoken to President Trump and [Agriculture Secretary Brooke] Rollins, and as a result of those conversations, the president has agreed to give small business owners at least a 90-day extension to comply with a rule that would have affected tens of thousands of SNAP-accepting grocery stores and bodegas nationwide,” Mamadani said at a press conference. New regulations that were set to take effect last week outlined stricter requirements for the types of produce businesses could keep in stock, and stores unable to comply would lose authorization to accept food stamps.