As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

By: Tevis Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, American University School of International Service, The Conversation

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Published: November 26, 2025

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Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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By Tevis Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, American University School of International Service

The U.S. government has caused massive food waste during President Donald Trump’s second term. Policies such as immigration raids, tariff changes and temporary and permanent cuts to food assistance programs have left farmers short of workers and money, food rotting in fields and warehouses, and millions of Americans hungry. And that doesn’t even include the administration’s actual destruction of edible food.

The U.S. government …

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