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California Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/a> invoked biblical teachings while criticizing Republican leadership and the Trump administration for the federal government shutdown<\/a>\u2019s impact on food assistance, arguing that Scripture commands care for the hungry and that Washington is failing that moral test.<\/p>\n

Speaking Tuesday in Sacramento alongside state Attorney General Rob Bonta and Health and Human Services Secretary Kim Johnson, Newsom cited teachings from Matthew, Isaiah, Luke and Proverbs as evidence that feeding the poor is “core and central to what it is to align to God\u2019s will.”<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s not a suggestion in the Old [and] the New Testament<\/a>,” Newsom said. “These guys need to stop the B.S. in Washington. They\u2019re sitting there in their prayer breakfasts. Maybe they got an edited version of [President] Donald Trump\u2019s Bible, and they edited all of that out. Cruelty is the policy.”<\/p>\n

NEWSOM REBUKES WHITE HOUSE DEFENSE OF PRAYER AFTER SHOOTING: KIDS WERE ‘LITERALLY PRAYING AS THEY GOT SHOT AT’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Newsom, who was raised Catholic and graduated from Santa Clara University, a Jesuit institution, has occasionally cited his faith background and Jesuit education when discussing social issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In his remarks Tuesday, he referenced “a wonderful Jesuit university” and said lessons from the New Testament emphasize feeding the hungry and caring for the poor.<\/p>\n

Newsom\u2019s comments came as California and two dozen other states sued the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over its decision to suspend November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP<\/a>) benefits during the government shutdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bonta said the agency has contingency funds and is allegedly “unlawfully withholding payments.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

While Newsom tied the issue to Scripture<\/a>, he recently came under fire for pushing against White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s assertion of the power of prayer in the wake of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in August.<\/p>\n

USDA CHIEF WARNS ‘WE’RE RIGHT AT THE CLIFF’ AS 40 MILLION AMERICANS BRACE FOR FOOD STAMP CUTOFF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“These children were literally praying as they got shot at,” Newsom wrote above a clip of Leavitt promoting prayer.<\/p>\n

Newsom pressed the point repeatedly in his Tuesday remarks, saying leaders who cite religion should reflect those values in policy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re going to win this lawsuit,” he said. “It\u2019s about serving those that are hungry.”<\/p>\n

California officials<\/a> said the state has accelerated $80 million to food banks and deployed volunteers and National Guard members to move supplies. Johnson said CalFresh serves 5.5 million residents monthly and warned that a lapse in SNAP benefits would increase poverty.<\/p>\n

Newsom closed his remarks by again linking government action to biblical duty. “It\u2019s around food. It\u2019s about serving those that are hungry,” he said.<\/p>\n

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson pushed back sharply, accusing the governor of hypocrisy.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s preposterous that Newsom, who shuttered churches during COVID and recently derided the power of prayer, is now attempting to manipulate religion to fit his own political agenda,” Jackson said in a statement to Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“President Trump wants the government open \u2014 the Democrats\u2019 insistence on keeping it shut down is hurting the American people, but they could prevent these harms by simply reopening the government. Instead of distorting religion for political means, Newsom should urge his fellow Democrats to reopen the government.”<\/p>\n

On Fox News’ “America Reports<\/a>” Tuesday, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins blamed Democrats for refusing to vote on measures to reopen the government and restore SNAP funding.<\/p>\n

“We are right at the cliff. And I\u2019ve been warning about this for almost a month now, that we have enough money to get us through the end of October. But after that, the government has to reopen,” Rollins said.<\/p>\n

The USDA and Newsom\u2019s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital’s Madison Colombo contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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