Trump: School lunch tastes better when the feds aren’t involved

Published October 17, 2018 11:31pm ET



President Trump on Wednesday issued a radically different statement marking National School Lunch Week that says the best way to ensure kids are fed healthy, delicious meals is to give local officials more control.

“My Administration understands that we have a responsibility to children and taxpayers alike to ensure that school meals are nutritious and enjoyable,” Trump said in his proclamation. “The best way to do that is to return control back to the people on the ground who make these programs work.”

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