Michelle Obama asks “What is wrong with you?” “Think about why someone is OK with your kids eating crap.”
One of the former first lady’s signature legacies was an effort to reduce childhood obesity by encouraging healthier eating and more exercise. Earlier this month, Donald Trump’s administration took steps to undo these efforts.
At the Partnership for a Healthier America summit in Washington, Ms. Obama wondered “This is where you really have to look at motives, you know. You have to stop and think: why don’t you want our kids to have good food at school? What is wrong with you?” The remarks received cheers and applause from the audience.
She continued “And why is that a partisan issue? Why would that be political? What is going on? You know, now that’s up to moms. Moms, think about this. I don’t care what state you live in. Take me out of the equation. Like me, don’t like me, but think about why someone is OK with your kids eating crap. Why would you celebrate that? Why would you sit idly and be OK with that? “Because here’s the secret: if somebody is doing that, they don’t care about your kid, and we need to demand everyone to care deeply about kids. That’s all we have. So we should be driving this and every elected official on this planet should understand: don’t play with our children. Don’t do it.”
Along with the change for school lunches, the Trump administration also postponed rules instructing restaurants, grocery stores, and other outlets to put calories counts on their menus, begging Ms. Obama to further question ‘What is going on?’ Because this just isn’t that complicated, you know. Just tell me what’s in my food. Why is that a problem? So you have to ask yourself, what’s going on because I don’t get it. I don’t understand it.”
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