Kristina Peterson
Appearances
Apple News Today
Why RFK Jr. wants to ban Trump’s favorite drink
There have been lawmakers and states from the Republican Party, Democratic Party for years who have been discussing whether the government should be subsidizing these purchases. And they believe that it could boost the sort of overall nutritional impact of the food aid program if you said we're not going to let people use these benefits to buy sugary desserts or sugary drinks.
Apple News Today
Why RFK Jr. wants to ban Trump’s favorite drink
That's been a longstanding argument that this is going to place a burden on retailers. It's going to be hard to go through every item and decide which has to be restricted and which can be included in the program. Are cashiers going to have to play interference?
Apple News Today
Why RFK Jr. wants to ban Trump’s favorite drink
There's also an argument you hear from Democrats and anti-hunger groups that say people on the food aid program have the same dignity as everyone else. We shouldn't be telling them what they can and can't eat. We don't tell anyone else what they can and can't eat.
Apple News Today
Why RFK Jr. wants to ban Trump’s favorite drink
They're making a political argument that President Trump's supporters and the people who voted for him in their polling do not want to restrict soda. And they make an argument that doing so would make these people feel like second-class citizens and that it would not score any political points for President Trump or Republicans.