Kamala likes cheeseburgers, but she wants to use the power of the federal government to reduce how much red meat you eat.
As Grand Canyon Times reports, she said so during a CNN town hall meeting while running for president in 2019:
Would you support changing the dietary guidelines, the food pyramid, to reduce red meat specifically?” CNN’s Erin Burnett asked.
“Yes, I would,” Harris answered.
Harris’ presidential campaign didn’t last long after that, as she dropped out before a single vote was cast in the Democrat primary.
Her comments about reducing red meat consumption came right after she told Burnett:
To be very honest with you, I love cheeseburgers from time to time, I just do.
In addition to being part of a healthy diet, rich in protein for muscle growth, being a prime source of iron, zinc, and B vitamins, red meat also provides healthy fuel to America’s economy.
There are more than 720,000 beef farms across America, which make up 35% of all farm operations, and beef cattle production contributes more than $150 billion to the U.S. economy each year. We also provide beef to the rest of the world, to the tune of $8.3 billion in annual American beef exports.
But no matter the benefits of red meat for your health or the American economy, Harris wants to reduce red meat consumption:
Quite frankly, the federal government needs to shut the hell up about what people eat, period. They have been consistently wrong about every assertion they have made to date. Eat a diversified balanced diet, sync your caloric intake to your physical activity levels and, barring disease or genetic abnormality, you will be a reasonably healthy individual.