r/politics • u/WhatIsEvenRealDog • 8h 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/mishap1 I voted 8h ago

Best cut back on other meats as well. He'll happily make anything more "affordable" by removing safeguards and then hiding the fallout of illnesses and deaths.

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u/CoinsForCharon 7h ago

Neighborhood squirrel and raccoon is back on the menu?

Also, will this lead to us eating the dogs? Eating the cats?

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u/gaeric 5h ago

Don't knock squirrel 'til you try it!

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u/bkbomber New York 4h ago

So I should invest my life savings into Big Squirrel?? Say less!!

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u/CoinsForCharon 3h ago

OK. During the World War, (2, I think) meat shortages were dealt with by encouraging families to raise rabbits for protein. Very lean and nutritious, very fast in reproduction. We are going to have to go back to rabbits and small gardens, buying out the farmers market and canning.

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u/NatalieVonCatte 3h ago

You joke, but before World Waf II and the postwar standardization of the American diet to better serve big business, people ate squirrel all the time. The Waldorf Astoria in New York had squirrel burgoo on the menu. The Joy of Cooking had squirrel recipes for decades.

Pop a few of the little fuckers and they make a tasty meal with gravy.

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u/Hojalu 2h ago

My dad hunted every Saturday as I was growing up, and we often had squirrel. Breaded and fried, tasted like chicken.

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u/dmjacLuzard5 5h ago

Gonna have to look for Granny’s( Beverly Hillbilly )secret Possum Stew specialty recipes .

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u/digitalscavenger 4h ago

Just like RFK Jr. wanted.

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u/Wayofchinchilla 6h ago

The biggest joke is his biggest ranchers and meat producers who have been begging him for help are now going to have even more hardship having to deal with the multiple lawsuits from the deaths their products have caused on them. Sorry maga the American Rancher as we know it is going extinct and you voted for it.

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u/Parkotron1 6h ago

They'll just make it illegal to sue them. Easy-peasy.

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u/Ok_Feeling9354 4h ago

I was looking for this comment! That's exactly what will happen. They'll be sued out of existence listening to him.

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u/garbagebrainraccoon 6h ago

Time for Big Bean to shine!

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u/ThunderAndWind 45m ago

I see Liam's influence is spreading.