Trump cuts of federal aid puts more pressure on U.S. food banks: report


By Xia Lin

NEW YORK, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Earlier this year, the Donald Trump administration cut about 1 billion U.S. dollars in federal aid announced last fall by then U.S. President Joseph Biden to anti-hunger groups, according to the national advocacy group Feeding America.

"That put more pressure on charitable organizations that distribute groceries or meals to hold up their corner of the American safety net, dipping into reserves and scrounging for donations to replace the food they had lost," reported The New York Times on Tuesday about the effects of the move.

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