State officials having to make decisions re school closings made agonizing by the fact that millions of children only eat each day because they’re fed at school. This in the richest country in the world! All this is exposing America’s underbelly, and hopefully we’ll learn from it

Mar 13, 2020 · 6:43 PM UTC

71
291
27
1,391
Load newest
Replying to @marwilliamson
Restaurants in my district are feeding kids for free during the closure.
Replying to @marwilliamson
If anyone can help. I have donated.
Jake Tapper
 @jaketapper
13 Mar 2020
Thinking of all the U.S. children in poverty who rely on public schools for their nutrition, and the great work of @nokidhungry that works to provide food for them. With schools closed many will be deprived. If you can afford to make a donation: secure.nokidhungry.org/site/…
Replying to @marwilliamson
With meal's on wheels cut,l'd say that Trmpfs literally creating a situation of reckless engagement.
1
This tweet is unavailable
That’s up to us.
1
16
more replies
This tweet is unavailable
No. The underbelly is that 13 million children are hungry to begin with. And that tens of millions have no health insurance. And that we’re so unprepared for this kind of emergency. And...
1
12
This tweet is unavailable
And we need to change that.
2
22
Load more