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Rhiannon12866

(250,741 posts)
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 04:45 AM 4 hrs ago

'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 OP
Richest country in the history of the world, and we don't have enough money for food. Irish_Dem 4 hrs ago #1
And while pretty much every American understands tariffs, the felon-in-chief still doesn't realize how tariffs work Rhiannon12866 4 hrs ago #2
He is extorting other countries and making money. Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #4
We're all a soup kitchen now bucolic_frolic 4 hrs ago #3

Rhiannon12866

(250,741 posts)
2. And while pretty much every American understands tariffs, the felon-in-chief still doesn't realize how tariffs work
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 04:53 AM
4 hrs ago

He still thinks he's "punishing" other countries - or penguins...

Irish_Dem

(80,026 posts)
4. He is extorting other countries and making money.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:56 AM
2 hrs ago

Hw doesn’t care if Americans struggle to buy food.

bucolic_frolic

(54,143 posts)
3. We're all a soup kitchen now
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 05:37 AM
4 hrs ago

Best to inoculate them while they're young so they get used to it.

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