Nations Imbeciles Lose Their Minds Over Fake News Biden Is Taking Their Red Meat Away – Vanity Fair

Last Thursday, President Joe Biden pledged at a virtual climate summit that the United States will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 50%52%, from their 2005 levels, by 2030. Among the efforts cited by Biden and the White House that will help the country meet such a target were cutting-edge tools to make American soil the next frontier in carbon innovation, retrofitting buildings, and improving vehicle efficiency. At no time during his speech, before his speech, or after his speech, did the president make any mention, direct or indirect, of requiring Americans to change their diets. Nor did the West Wing, or anyone employed by the U.S. government, say one single thing about mandating that anyone stop eating anything. Not! One! Single! Thing! You might be wondering why were taking such pains to note the absence of Biden saying, again, literally anything about forcing people to stop eating certain foods, and the reason is because in the days since his pledge, numerous Republican members of Congress, Fox News hosts, and Donald Trump Jr. have lost their minds over the extremely fake news that Biden is going to pass a law saying they can only eat four pounds of red meat a year.

As CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale notes, the origins of this not-at-all-real story appear to have begun, ironically, with an article by the British tabloid The Daily Mail, which, per CNN, baselessly connected Bidens climate proposal to a 2020 academic paper estimating how greenhouse gas emissions would be affected if Americans, in theory, change their diets in a variety of ways, one of them being reducing their consumption of red meat to four pounds a year. Crucially, the paper was (1) published before Biden won the Democratic nomination (2) does not mention Biden at all (3) has never been publicly mentioned by Biden and (4) says nothing about the government imposing dietary limits. In other words, it could have been about Miley Cyruss quarantine mullet and The Daily Mail would have linked it to Bidens climate proposal. And people like Don Jr., Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Larry Kudlow would still have had an epic meltdown over the fake news because they collectively make up Americas biggest imbeciles.

Per CNN:

Joe Biden's climate plan includes cutting 90% of red meat from our diets by 2030. They want to limit us to about four pounds a year. Why doesnt Joe stay out of my kitchen? Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebertwroteon Twitter on Saturday. No fewer than five Fox News or Fox Business personalities told versions of the scare story on the air since Friday morning. For example, Fox News host Jesse WatterssaidSaturday that Americans are going to have to cut their red meat consumption by 90% in order to reduce emissions to hit Bidens target. That means youre only allowed to eat four pounds of red meat a year. That adds up to a burger a month. Thats it.

In a particularly odd moment on Twitter on Sunday, two Republican governors,Greg Abbott of TexasandBrad Little of Idaho, tweeted their opposition to the Biden red meat policy that doesnt existand cited a Fox News graphic that listed the supposed elements of the nonexistent policy.

Others chiming in to proudly display how easily duped they are included Taylor Greene:

Rep. Madison Cawthorn:

Right-wing radio host Todd Starnes:

And, of course, Donald Trumps not very bright son, who should probably have his arteries checked sooner rather than later:

Perhaps the biggest WTF moment though came from Kudlow, the 45th presidents former National Economic Council director, who, in his haste to jump on the not-real news seemed to suggest that, at present, most beer people drink is meat-based:

Speaking of stupid, he said on his show over the weekend, America has to, get this, America has to stop eating meat, stop eating poultry, fish, seafood, eggs, dairy, and animal-based fats. Okay, you got that? No burgers on July Fourth. No steaks on the barbie. So get ready. You can throw back a plant-based beer with your grilled brussels sprouts and wave your American flag.

As many have since noted, most beer, at present, is plant based, so its not clear what Kudlow has been drinking or, for that matter, smoking. (On the other hand, Kudlow has been famously wrong about everything for most of his career, so theres that.)

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