People Genuinely Cannot Believe The Trump Administration Ordered The Burning Of Enough Food To Feed 1.5 Million Kids For A Week
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Well, one of those cuts dismantled foreign-aid programs, the Atlantic reports, and now, the Trump administration has ordered the burning of about 500 metric tons of soon-to-expire food meant to feed families and children in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
To scale, that is enough food to feed about 1.5 million children for an entire week. However, instead of being distributed in the US or abroad, it's set to be burned. (And guess who's footing the bill?)
This level of waste drew major backlash from US citizens. One person reacted, "Raise your hand if you're an American and would prefer this food be sent to the children currently being starved in Palestine."
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Many couldn't fathom the idea of burning food when there are children who need it. "They're so 'pro life' until it comes to taking care of actual living breathing children," someone wrote.
"Kids are starving & dying in Gaza & he's incinerating food," another agreed.
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"Maga and trump are evil," people said.
"The cruelty of this administration is unbelieveable," said another.
Taxpayers also expressed displeasure with their money being symbolically burned with the food. "He's incinerating food that's already been paid for with our $$."
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"so our tax dollars..... he's just lighting on fire? I HATE IT HERE."
Netizens could not seem to find justification. "it's already been purchased," someone said. "he's not just burning food, he's burning money and staving people."
And finally, alarms were raised about homelessness in the US as well. "If our taxes paid for it.... Why not give it to our homeless? What the hell?!?!? Such a waste!!!"
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