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Adrian Volenik

'This Isn't Just Inefficient – It's Cruel,' Says Ex-Labor Secretary As Trump Admin Prepares To Burn 500 Tons Of USAID Emergency Food

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Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich is slamming the Trump administration over its plan to destroy 500 metric tons of U.S.-purchased emergency food. The high-energy biscuits, originally meant for children in crisis zones, are set to be incinerated after delays left them sitting in a Dubai warehouse until their expiration.

“1.5 million children could have eaten for a week,” Reich said on X recently. “Now, taxpayers will spend $130K for it to be destroyed. This isn't just inefficient – it's cruel.”

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