Hillary Clinton Rips Republicans Over Child Food Move: ‘What Is Wrong With These People?’

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday took Republicans to task over a report that GOP governors in 15 states are shunning a new federally funded food assistance program for hungry kids in the summer. “What is wrong with these people?” Clinton asked on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

Advertisement The 2016 Democratic presidential candidate shared The Washington Post’s coverage of the move and quoted the first paragraph of its story: Republican governors in 15 states are rejecting a new federally funded program to give food assistance to hungry children during the summer months, denying benefits to 8 million children across the country.

See Clinton’s post here: "Republican governors in 15 states are rejecting a new federally funded program to give food assistance to hungry children during the summer months, denying benefits to 8 million children across the country." What is wrong with these people? https://t.co/PLlydwd0Il — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 16, 2024 The $2.5 billion program is slated to start in June and is expected to help 21 million youngsters.

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