Joe Biden’s ambitious plan to slash greenhouse emissions was subject to a controversy surrounding the right to eat red meat after the Daily Mail ran a story on theoretical ways the policy “could” slash meat consumption among Americans.
Donald Trump Jr, Republican Lauren Boebert and many other MAGA supporters defended their right to eat red meat as they shared the speculation by the paper as a fact.
However, at no point in his speech on 22 April during the “Virtual Leaders Summit on Climate” did the president announce any attempt to impose a curb on red meat consumption.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene also took to Twitter to lambast the hypothetical proposal. “The Hamburglar. ‘No burgers for thee, but just for me’,” she wrote.
Using the imaginative premise, Fox Business host Larry Kudlow painted a picture saying that Mr Biden’s Green New Deal means no burger for 4 July and people should have grilled Brussels sprouts instead.
Not gonna happen in Texas! pic.twitter.com/zqYS9kH8CU
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) April 25, 2021
Several social media users took to Twitter to slam the conclusions drawn both by the Republicans and the paper.