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Why use The White House executive chef, when the athletes can have cold mass-produced food? It's not weird. (dailysnark.com)
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[–] [email protected] 92 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (23 children)

Has to be noted that the White house chef and the rest of the government employees were furloughed due to Govt shutdown. Still shit.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-appearances/the-pure-american-banality-of-donald-trumps-white-house-fast-food-banquet

[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Mh, I wonder who was behind the government shutdown...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Congress, same as always.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Unfair characterization to not point out it was a republican dominated congress in both houses at the time that did that intentionally.

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