Sanders Rips 'Casual Cruelty That Motivates Trump and His Billionaire Friends' as White House Moves

[Uncle Joe]

to Strip Free School Lunches From 500,000 Kids

Sen. Bernie Sanders, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, said Wednesday night that he "cannot begin to understand the casual cruelty that motivates Trump and his billionaire friends to harm vulnerable children like this" as the White House moved closer to implementing a rule that would end free school lunches for 500,000 school kids.

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"Trump is depriving 500,000 kids of their school lunches for no damn reason—even after 139 members of Congress warned him not to," Sanders tweeted, referring to a letter he sent along with House and Senate lawmakers last month condemning the food stamps rule as "unconscionable."

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Sanders, as part of his education platform, has called for the elimination of "school lunch debt"—which he says "should not exist in the wealthiest country in the history of the world"—and free, universal, year-round school meals.

"In America today, one in every six kids goes hungry," Sanders states on his website. "Instead of addressing this crisis, students with lunch debt are sometimes denied meals, have debt collectors sent after their families, and are even denied their diplomas. Unacceptable. It is not a radical idea that no child in this country should go hungry. We must ensure that all students have access to healthy school meals."


https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/26/sanders-rips-casual-cruelty-motivates-trump-and-his-billionaire-friends-white-house