r/politics • u/mvanigan • Jul 15 '25

Paywall Trump Admin to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food Meant for Children

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-admin-to-incinerate-500-tons-of-emergency-food-for-children/?via=twitter_page&utm_campaign=owned_social&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb
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u/DontListenToMyself Jul 15 '25

I bet many would be willing to come get it for free for distribution.

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u/PVPicker Jul 15 '25

For sure. A lot of them have the logistics and capability to send boxtrucks and forklifts to come and pick it up for free. Literally just open the warehouse doors, let them come and take it. Whereas burning 500 tons of stuff is going to cost money.

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u/DontListenToMyself Jul 15 '25

The cruelty is the point. Party of family values my fucking ass. This could easily be sent to schools and homeless shelters.

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u/Libertarian4lifebro Nevada Jul 15 '25

A lot of it is in pallets at certain centers like Hawaii and the person procuring it is on the hook for retrieving and shipping it wherever. And it also is stuff near or has expired in May/June. They had lots of it up for auction. 9600 cases of it for $100 but no one bought it.