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Related: About this forum'A piece of broccoli.' Trump agriculture secretary mocked for suggesting $3 meals as food costs soar - The 11th Hour
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is facing widespread backlash after suggesting Americans eat $3 meals to blunt soaring grocery prices. Natasha Sarin and Justin Wolfers discuss on The 11th Hour. - Aired on 01/15/2026.
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'A piece of broccoli.' Trump agriculture secretary mocked for suggesting $3 meals as food costs soar - The 11th Hour (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
4 hrs ago
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Richest country in the history of the world, and we don't have enough money for food.
Irish_Dem
4 hrs ago
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Irish_Dem
(80,026 posts)1. Richest country in the history of the world, and we don't have enough money for food.
Rhiannon12866
(250,741 posts)2. And while pretty much every American understands tariffs, the felon-in-chief still doesn't realize how tariffs work
He still thinks he's "punishing" other countries - or penguins...
Irish_Dem
(80,026 posts)4. He is extorting other countries and making money.
Hw doesnt care if Americans struggle to buy food.
bucolic_frolic
(54,143 posts)3. We're all a soup kitchen now
Best to inoculate them while they're young so they get used to it.