CBS Evening News closed out June, on Monday, by decrying federal budget cuts eliminating two Department of Agriculture food programs totally $1 billion. The report, delivered by correspondent Meg Oliver, dismissed the fact that they were both temporary COVID-era programs. Yet, she had the audacity to lament that “farmers and frontline workers [were left] to pick up the pieces while people go hungry.” But the report curiously failed to mention how many people the programs actually helped to feed.
“It`s been a month since Elon Musk left Washington, but the impact of his DOGE budget cutting is just beginning to be felt,” anchor John Dickerson glibly announced. “In tonight`s ‘Eye on America’ Meg Oliver looks at the real-life impact of eliminating two programs that helped feed the hungry.”
Oliver tagged along with Maile Auterson and “an employee” as they drove “hundreds of miles across Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas delivering fresh produce to food deserts” a few times a week. “Her nonprofit helps underserved schools, food pantries and senior centers such as this one in Ava, Missouri, where, for many, it`s the only place to get a hot meal,” she tugged on the heartstrings, omitting how many were actually helped.
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