President Trump scrapped the annual congressional picnic and donated the perishable food to veterans at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a White House spokeswoman announced Friday.
Stephanie Grisham, a spokeswoman for first lady Melania Trump, announced Friday that the perishable food slated to be served at the picnic was “donated to Walter Reed” and the nonperishable food would be used at future events.
Trump said Wednesday he would be canceling Thursday’s picnic so Congress could focus on crafting a comprehensive immigration bill to alleviate the crisis at the border.
Michelle Shortencarrier, a spokeswoman for the United Service Organizations (USO) in Bethesda, said the hospital served the donated food for lunch on Friday to patients, families, and employees. She added that the menu included rib-eye steaks, coleslaw, spinach, black beans, quinoa, and pies.
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A much better use of the food IMO.
ReplyDeleteKudo's Mr President. Make Congress work then they can play.
ReplyDeleteWOW! Thank you sir!
ReplyDeleteA much nicer/worthier/receptive audience lessens the fact we all still paid for that lunch!
ReplyDeleteCongress can eat dirt as far as I'm concerned! Bunch of whiners, getting little done for US!
And those individuals in Walter Reed served their country and deserve a free meal - did you serve your country.
DeleteAs Nelson says on the Simpson's, HAHA
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