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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump now requiring that food aid boxes include letter from him claiming credit
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/01/trump-letter-food-aid-boxes-424230The Agriculture Department last week began mandating that millions of boxes of surplus food for needy families include a letter from President Donald Trump claiming credit for the program.
The USDAs $4 billion Families to Farmers Food Box Program has distributed more than 100 million boxes to those in need since May, with the aim of redirecting meat, dairy and produce that might normally go to restaurants and other food-service businesses. But organizations handing out the aid complain the program is now being used to bolster Trumps image a month before a high-stakes election and some even have refused to distribute them.
In my 30 years of doing this work, I've never seen something this egregious, said Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, executive director of the Ohio Association of Food Banks. "These are federally purchased boxes.
The letter comes in both English and Spanish on White House letterhead and features Trumps bold signature: As President, safeguarding the health and well-being of our citizens is one of my highest priorities, it reads. As part of our response to coronavirus, I prioritized sending nutritious food from our farmers to families in need throughout America.
The move is the latest example of Trump using the levers of government and taxpayer dollars for self-promotion as he runs for re-election.
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)More on the complaint process here: https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/enforcement/complaints-process/how-to-file-complaint-with-fec/
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)by not confirming enough members for them to achieve a quorum
milestogo
(16,829 posts)Way to turn shit into shit.
Botany
(70,501 posts)Various USDA food programs have been going on for 50 + years and now Trump
wants to take credit for them?
NCDem47
(2,248 posts)What DID we do without you?
2naSalit
(86,571 posts)I would fish out the letter and dispose of it before leaving the place where I got it.
dchill
(38,474 posts)Like we've never seen before.
malaise
(268,952 posts)Fuck that fucking fuck!
spanone
(135,828 posts)+1,000,000,000,000,000,000
BigOleDummy
(2,270 posts)VERY well said!
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)A $3 bill is appropriate.
JI7
(89,247 posts)Botany
(70,501 posts)They will stop those letters after the election and we can investigate this in January too.
JI7
(89,247 posts)Botany
(70,501 posts)... relief boxes if it doesn't have "the Trump letter" in it. Hell, they had people cutting up
and throwing away letter sorting machines in order to stop the USPS from by passing the
voting machines in this election.
Demovictory9
(32,449 posts)LymphocyteLover
(5,643 posts)BigDemVoter
(4,150 posts)Dave in VA
(2,037 posts)crickets
(25,963 posts)Dave in VA
(2,037 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts)where are you? Front page for this, please. And include the cost to tax payers.
iluvtennis
(19,851 posts)PA Democrat
(13,225 posts)Those of us who actually pay our federal income taxes are footing the bill.
Plus, I don't want credit, I am very happy to see my tax dollars being used to help those in need.
CaptainTruth
(6,589 posts)💩
yaesu
(8,020 posts)C Moon
(12,212 posts)JesterCS
(1,827 posts)Most people see through this for what it is, attention whoring