Jul 30
The hubbub over the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s retracted tweet supporting “Meatless Mondays” continues.
Last week, Republican Iowa senator Chuck Grassley’s made a tongue-in-cheek promise to compensate for the recommendation by eating an extra helping of meat. PETA responded with a death pool, taking bets on how long it would take for Grassley to “succumb to heart disease, diabetes, cancer, or some other meat-related disease.”
On Monday, the Iowa lawmaker continued to show his defiance — this time, with his lunch order. Texas’ junior senator John Cornyn posted the below image to his office’s Facebook page. The accompanying text reads: “PHOTO: Cornyn, Grassley Celebrate ‘Meat Monday:'”
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