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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mike Bedigan

Meals on Wheels seniors ‘will panic’ if Trump’s federal aid freeze sticks, spokesperson says

Donald Trump’s proposed pause on federal funding to the organization will cause ‘panic’ among senior citizens, a spokesperson for Meals on Wheels America has said - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

A representative for Meals on Wheels warned that Donald Trump’s proposed pause on federal funding to the organization will cause “panic” among senior citizens who will not know where their next meals are coming from.

After Monday’s announcement from the White House that all federal grants, loans and other types of financial assistance were being frozen until a review, a spokesperson for Meals on Wheels America said uncertainty was causing “chaos” for local distributors and seniors.

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