Ex-Trump adviser Larry Kudlow
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A confused statement by former Trump adviser Larry Kudlow caused ridicule and malice on Twitter.
The former economic advisor to ex-President Donald Trump railed at US broadcaster Fox about the planned "Green New Deal" by US President Joe Biden - and claimed that Americans would be forced to stop eating meat in the future.
Beer will then no longer be the same as before - but rather "plant-based".
Kudlow hosts a weekly program on Fox Business.
In it he recently claimed that Biden's climate protection goals would force US citizens not to eat meat, fish, seafood, eggs or dairy products.
He outlines a threatening scenario for Independence Day: »No more burgers on July 4th, no more steaks on the grill.
Get ready: you can then hiss a plant-based beer, grill Brussels sprouts and wave the US flag. "
"Thank you, Joe Biden"
Above all, the statement that there would then only be “plant-based beer” amused many observers of the scene.
The Democratic US Senator Chuck Schumer intervened on Twitter.
He watched the Oscars with a "plant-based beer," Schumer posted with a photo of himself.
"Thank you, Joe Biden," he added ironically.
Beer has been made up of plants for 505 years: hops and malt.
This is what the German purity law, which was written down at the time, provides.
Meat, on the other hand, has no place in beer.
Even if you don't adhere to the Purity Law, only a few brewers should be tempted to mix chicken or beef into their beer.
"Only false claims about evil liberals"
The New York Times columnist Paul Krugman criticized what Kudlow was doing here, he was aware of throwing smoke candles: "There are, of course, no meat bans in Biden's plan." False claims about wicked liberals hoping to be believed, simply because it fits the narrative of liberal meanness. "
Behind the skirmish are real plans from Biden.
The US president announced a turning point in climate protection, and last week he invited 40 heads of state and government to a virtual climate summit.
Biden intends to reduce US CO2 emissions by at least half by 2030 compared to 2005 levels - about twice as high as the Obama administration's then.
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