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Taylor Odisho

Trump Taps Former Junk Food Lobbyist for Top USDA Position as He Vows to 'Make America Healthy Again'

Donald Trump appointed a junk food lobbyist to lead the Department of Agriculture. (Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP)

President Donald Trump tapped Kailee Tkacz Buller, a junk food lobbyist, to lead the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) despite his Inauguration Day vow to "make American healthy again."

Buller worked in the USDA during Trump's first term, but, most recently, she has been lobbying for the seed oil industry as president and CEO of the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) and the Edible Oil Producers Association (EOPA), Sludge reported.

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