Last fall, the Trump administration came under fire for requiring that letters signed by the president be included in food boxes distributed through a federal aid program. Records provide new information about Ivanka Trump's involvement in the letter.
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The USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program began distribution in May 2020. But the program encountered numerous problems related to distribution and cost — in addition to concerns that it was being improperly politicized by the Trump administration during an election year.
In July 2020, Fox News first reported that the boxes would come with a letter, signed by the president, that included basic Covid-19 guidelines alongside ample self-praise from then-President Trump.
Weeks before the election, the administration started requiring the letters be added to packages.
Two emails we, along with @UCSUSA, recently obtained through FOIA offer further evidence of the political aims of the letters & provide another window into the role that Ivanka Trump, who was credited with the idea, played in getting the letters included.
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