White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Social Security, Medicare and food stamps would not be affected by the decision to freeze federal aid. NBC News’ Sahil Kapur reports on the Trump administration’s first White House press briefing and whether Medicaid could be among the programs affected.

The White House is claiming the Wednesday move by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinding a controversial order that froze a wide swath of federal financial assistance is not actually an end to curbing government spending.

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the pause on federal financial assistance will not include food stamps, Social Security, or Medicare and welfare benefits.

A funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration has sparked widespread confusion about its effects on government programs such as Medicaid.

The order is "a potential five-alarm fire" for organizations that serve communities, nonprofit group executive says.

President Donald Trump’s pause on federal grants and loans has agencies and individuals scrambling as the fallout continues.

The move comes after the order sparked widespread criticism and confusion. A federal district judge had temporarily paused the freeze.

The Trump administration has rescinded a plan for a sweeping pause on federal grants and loans totaling potentially trillions of dollars after it was temporarily blocked by a federal judge. The push set off panic and confusion across the country and raised the possibility of a constitutional crisis over control of taxpayer money and expansion of executive power.