According to the latest attack line launched by some conservatives, supporters of the Green New Deal are waging war against one of our noblest and most treasured national institutions: the hamburger. They want to take away your hamburgers,” former White House aide Sebastian Gorka declared at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday. But it’s heated up over the past month, thanks to the introduction of the Green New Deal. “Maybe we shouldn’t be eating a hamburger for breakfast, lunch and dinner,” she said. OCASIO-CORTEZ INSTRUCTS AMERICANS TO EAT FEWER HAMBURGERS,” blared an all-caps headline in the Daily Caller the next day, which prompted a predictably outraged reaction.

Source: Washington Post March 01, 2019 11:39 UTC