These Politicians Bend Over Backwards to Help Monsanto, But Insist on Organic at Home

 

 

The takeover of the American food supply by genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, was done without the consent of the public, and now most of the country is still coming to grips with the fact that 70-80% of its food products contain GMO ingredients that are banned in dozens of countries.

This radical change to our food supply could only have happened with the support of our major politicians and the silence of the media, and that’s exactly how it came about.

Since the introduction of genetically modified organisms, several high profile politicians have gone to bat for Monsanto and other agrochemical giants.

These big money politicians are all pro-GMO publicly but what about the food they eat at home?

These big money politicians are all pro-GMO publicly but what about the food they eat at home?

But even as they push GMOs on the unsuspecting public, what are they really eating in the privacy of their own homes?

Several news sources have reported on the private diets of many of the top politicians from across the political spectrum, and surprise, surprise! it really does seem as if there’s nothing new in the way these politicians go about their business (saying one thing in public and doing the opposite behind our backs).

 

 

Organic Food and the Politicians that Love It

Hillary Clinton made headlines for all the wrong reasons in June of 2016 when she served as a cheerleader for the Biotech industry, saying that GMOs should be “re-branded” so people won’t be afraid of them anymore.

But despite her ongoing public support for GMOs and her work that began as a legal counsel for Rose Law Firm, which has connections to Monsanto, Hillary Clinton seems adamant about having organic food on her dinner plate.

As this Organic Consumers Association article notes, the Clinton family, including Bill Clinton who appointed the infamous former Monsanto attorney Michael Taylor to head of the FDA where approved the highly controversial rBGH chemical for use in milk-producing cows, “dined regularly on organic foods including wagyu and grass-fed beef.” They also ate quite a bit from their own White House garden according to Walter Scheib, the White House’s executive chef from 1994-2005, who said that all produce was grown without the use of fertilizers and pesticides. The article also notes that it was much the same for George W. Bush’s family, according to Scheib.

Bush’s tenure as president was yet another win for Monsanto and GMOs; he often went to bat for genetically modified foods in Europe where opposition has been fierce, and worked to de-regulate them in the United States.

Obama, Romney Both Supported GMOs, Eat Organic

In yet another illustration of how politicians from both major political parties support GMOs publicly while buying organic on their own time, 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney and winner Barack Obama both were said to have similar practices according to an article from the website Health Impact News.

In regards to Romney’s eating habits, “everything’s organic, I’m told, including the ingredients to Romney’s favorite, peanut butter and honey sandwiches,” wrote Peter Alexander of MSN.com. Mitt has been tied to Monsanto going way back to the 1970s according to the Health Impact News article, when the crops were still in the research and development phase.

As for the Obama family, we all know about former first lady Michelle Obama’s commitment to organic food through the official White House organic garden, a story that made major media waves. Obama is also said to eat organic foods in the White House kitchen through executive chef Cris Comerford, even as he appointed Taylor to be his “food czar” and former Biotech Governor of the Year Tom Vilsack to be the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

While Michelle and Barack spend their time eating and growing organic, the Obama Administration has been nothing but supportive for Monsanto and other agrochemical organizations, much to the disappointment of supporters who remember his campaign promise to label GMOs vividly (see the video at the bottom of the page for Obama’s broken promise).

Of course, the articles don’t say whether they eat GMOs and other packaged foods, but it seems there’s a clear trend toward insisting on organic among the biggest politicians in America.

 

 

Trump Also Supports GMOs Publicly, But Enjoys a Big Mac Every Now and Then

According to reports, one of current president Donald Trump’s favorite meals is a classic Big Mac sandwich from McDonald’s, even though it is loaded with GMO ingredients.

Trump has also disappointed supporters on the issue, as he recently issued a statement that he would be friendly to the GMO industry (see video here) going forward.

In other words, it’s more of the same from members of Congress and the Oval Office, just as it was with Barack Obama (see below for his infamous promise on GMOs, which did not come to fruition the way most would hope).

This article was written in August 2016 and updated in May 2018. For more articles like these in your inbox, sign up for our email newsletter here. Thumbnail photo via Maring Photography/Getty.

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About Nick Meyer

Nick Meyer is a journalist who's been published in the Detroit Free Press, Dallas Morning News and several other outlets. He founded AltHealthWORKS in 2012 to showcase extraordinary stories of healing and the power of organic living, stories the mainstream media always seemed to miss. Check out Nick's Amazon best-seller 'Dirt Cheap Organic: 101 Tips For Going Organic on a Budget' by clicking here, as well as its sequel Dirt Cheap Weight Loss.