1. United States
2. Letter

I was disheartened to learn that your administration canceled over $722,000 worth of food shipments to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee—food that would have nourished more than 200,000 people in need. That’s 21 truckloads of proteins and dairy—gone, just as families across 18 counties were counting on them. At the same time, Elon Musk reportedly spent $1 million per person in a political effort to sway votes in Wisconsin. When billionaires can pour that kind of money into political maneuvering, while ordinary Americans are denied basic meals, something is deeply wrong. How can a government justify canceling life-sustaining food for struggling families, while looking the other way as millions are funneled into political influence? In East Tennessee, the impact is immediate: children will go to bed hungry, seniors will ration their groceries, and working families will wonder who is looking out for them. If $722,000 can feed thousands, but isn’t “affordable,” while political donors can casually drop 20 times that amount for influence—what does that say about our nation’s priorities? What does that say about your leadership? We need food banks funded, not sidelined. We need compassion in action—not political games. You have the power to fix this. Please do.