The claim that the Trump administration is glorifying kids not being fed by canceling $1B in USDA local food purchasing is misleading. The USDA, via the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), terminated the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) and Local Food for Schools (LFS) programs on 3/10/25, totaling $1.2B, as they were Biden-era initiatives tied to climate and local food goals, not core USDA priorities. The Trump administration redirected $500M to The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) to support food banks with commodity purchases, aiming for efficiency in addressing food insecurity (USDA statement, 3/10/25). These cuts don’t target kids’ meals; school lunch programs like NSLP remain funded. Outlets like Politico and Bernstein, a radio personality, oversimplify the policy shift, framing it as cruelty rather than a reallocation reflecting new priorities. Sources: USDA announcements, CCC funding reports.
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The claim that the Trump administration is glorifying kids not being fed by canceling $1B in USDA local food purchasing is misleading. The USDA, via the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), terminated the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) and Local Food for Schools (LFS) programs on 3/10/25, totaling $1.2B, as they were Biden-era initiatives tied to climate and local food goals, not core USDA priorities. The Trump administration redirected $500M to The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) to support food banks with commodity purchases, aiming for efficiency in addressing food insecurity (USDA statement, 3/10/25). These cuts don’t target kids’ meals; school lunch programs like NSLP remain funded. Outlets like Politico and Bernstein, a radio personality, oversimplify the policy shift, framing it as cruelty rather than a reallocation reflecting new priorities. Sources: USDA announcements, CCC funding reports.