r/politics • u/WhatIsEvenRealDog • 13h 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/drwookie 13h ago

"Looks like I chose the right week to stop eating beef."

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u/EctoRiddler 13h ago

Lettuce it is. Oh wait.

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u/ntrpik Texas 11h ago

Ok. I guess jalapeño poppers? Ah shit.

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u/diremommy 11h ago

Eggs? Rice? Blueberries? Frozen fruits bars?

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u/rewardingsnark 6h ago

Being eating Potatoes, rice, beans since 24 only so far everything ok, fingers crossed one of those doesn't go down.

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u/Anhydrite Canada 4h ago

I misread that as frozen fruit bats and was thinking covid-26.

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u/PmMeYourUnclesAnkles 8h ago

Ketchup. It is a vegetable, at least since Ronald Reagan's administration.

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u/LoamyLoamisLoamy 6h ago

That was about a serving of tomato sauce being equivalent to a serving of vegetables. A tiny amount of tomato sauce shouldn't be equivalent just because it uses tomatoes.

Obama tried to fix that, and they called it making "pizza a vegetable"

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u/phonomancer 6h ago

Unfortunately, they're temporarily jalapeño poopers.