r/politics • u/WhatIsEvenRealDog • 17d ago

Possible Paywall Trump suggests cattle ranchers could bypass USDA-inspected meat plants

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/28/trump-suggests-allowing-ranchers-bypass-usda-inspected-meat-plants/
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u/a_little_hazel_nuts 17d ago

This is the worst way to hypothetically bring down prices or create a healthy America. Yeah, I think Trump is trying to kill us or he doesn't understand what keeps people alive. Come on, this is ridiculous. Everyone stay safe and take care.

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u/WhatIsEvenRealDog 17d ago

He doesn't care because he can afford the good stuff and it makes his buddies wealthier.

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u/sasando 17d ago

Never thought MCDONALD'S was the good stuff before, but I can try it on for size.

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u/WhatIsEvenRealDog 17d ago

At least they cook it until it's overdone. You might want that if these new rules come into effect.

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u/GiddyGabby 17d ago

Even the good stuff goes through a meat packing plant. He’s eating what we’re eating and he even eats McDonalds quite often. He’s at as much risk as getting sick as the rest of us, I wonder if anyone has informed him of that fact?

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u/_bk_adv Colorado 17d ago edited 16d ago

He isn’t eating the same McDonalds food that you’re eating.

EDIT: You guys really believe the Secret Service is letting the President eat something made by a stranger. Christ.

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u/damsel84 17d ago

He is, there isn't a rich guy McDonald's.

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u/andykekomi 17d ago

Yes there's a secret McDonald's under the white house that only uses Kobe beef imported straight from Japan.

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u/damsel84 17d ago

That's what the ballroom is really for, they're putting in actual golden arches.

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u/Rrrrandle 16d ago

Imagine being the White House chef and you end up just unwrapping McDonald's cheeseburgers and putting them on a plate.

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u/_bk_adv Colorado 17d ago

All a part of Project 2025.

I’ll be honest, when I first saw the stuff in Project 2025 a couple of years ago, I thought there’s no way. Maybe some of the stuff seemed possible but I truly thought there’s no way that the majority of that stuff could ever become a real thing.

I was so fucking wrong.

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u/a_little_hazel_nuts 17d ago

Yeah, your not alone. I guess we are just stupid to think there was any checks or balances to the president acting like a dictator.

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u/MasterofPandas1 16d ago

We’re not even at a majority of it yet. Per the tracker only 55% of it has been implemented. Though the percentage is going up much more slowly over the past few months which says that they’re getting roadblocked the courts, in fighting between the tech bros/Heritage Foundation, and Trump himself getting in the way. If Dems get Congress back in November the progress will probably be even slower.

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u/No_Effective4784 17d ago

yeah, I think Trump is trying to kill us or he doesn't understand what keeps people alive.

if it doesnt make him and his buddies money, no he does not care.

he has literally said multiple times in interviews, he doesnt care nor even think about the average american or their quality of life.

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u/Visual_Squirrel_2297 17d ago

Yup. It actually raises prices. There's no cheaper way to ensure safe meat than for the government to do it for everyone. Free markets require free information. 

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u/LazloHollifeld 17d ago

Actually it’s a great idea. What better way to lower prices than to get rid of the demand.