One piece of head-scratching news coming out of the Republican National Convention this week concerns the list of food vendors — as one in particular makes waves on social media.
Gray Jett Cafe says on the Milwaukee host committee’s website that it provides “a full service Traditional, Vegan, Vegetarian menu.”
NOTUS Reporter Reese Gorman tweeted an image of the “Vegan BBQ” stand, with the caption “The RNC is going woke.”
PETA replied to Gorman’s tweet with a welcoming message: “Vegan food is for everyone,” the animal-rights group said, adding an emoji of a winking face and a plant.
Why oh why has the GOP — the party that traditionally backs farmers, ranchers and producers — buddied up to this ungodly creation of fake smoked meat?
Republicans love branding weak liberal men “soy boys,” but judging by mock meat’s presence at the RNC, some of these “soy boys” may actually BE Republicans in 2024.
Politico’s Ben Johansen tweeted a photo, noting, “Surprisingly long line for the ‘Vegan BBQ’ stand at the RNC.”
Reporter John Bowden backed that up, tweeting, “Just anecdotally, I’d like you all to know that when I went through the food trucks area outside the RNC a few minutes ago, the longest line was for the Vegan BBQ booth.”
Commentator Chris Doyle quipped, “Are you sure this is not the RNC barbecuing vegans?”
In a Post picture of the vendor, you can see the menu, including a listing for “vegan BBQ brisket.”
Although veganism is usually associated with left-wing ideologues, not even all Democrats are in favor of imitation meat and dairy products.
In 2023, a group of bipartisan senators spearheaded by Wisconsin’s own Tammy Baldwin introduced The DAIRY PRIDE Act, pushing back on FDA guidance under the Biden administration that allowed “nut, oat, soy, and other non-dairy products to use the name ‘milk.’”
The National Milk Producers Federation noted the legislation was important because “the labeling of plant-based alternatives as ‘milk’ conveys a nutritional equivalency that is not accurate. The trend in mislabeling is expanding each year, and needs to be corrected.”
Although Republican Pennsylvania Rep. John Joyce introduced companion legislation, the bill didn’t get a vote in either chamber.
