[bagels]

How can anyone trust them to provide food safely if they can give Trump money and suddenly the recall disappears?

[beloch]

The next time you hear people claiming that Canada's dairy tariff's are unjust, unfair, etc.* ... Bear in mind that they only kick in after a quota that's never been reached because Canadians generally perceive U.S. dairy as being of lower quality. This sort of thing probably won't change that.

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* Trump does this regularly when justifying his latest tariffs.

[laughing_man]

Is that what happened, though?

[kotaKat]

https://www.wired.com/story/diarrhea-outbreak-taylor-farms-m...

"Taylor Farms donated more than $2 million to conservative political groups in 2025, according to Federal Election Commission filings. That includes a $1 million donation to MAGA Inc., the Trump-centric super PAC, and $1.1 million to other super PACs dedicated to electing Republicans."

So arguably... yes. They leveraged their 'professional courtesy' with the government.

[laughing_man]

But also arguably... no. They called the White House, but as I read the story they didn't get anything they wanted.

[mlrtime]

Every large company donates to both parties, are you new here?

[ourmandave]

The administration's corruption is so blatant in everything else, it's the default assumption now.