One of the more head-scratching stories to come out of the Republican National Convention this week was the list of food vendors, with one in particular making waves on social media.
Gray Jet Cafe is a member of the Milwaukee Event Committee. Website The restaurant will offer a “full-service traditional, vegan and vegetarian menu.”
NOTUS reporter Reese Gorman tweeted an image of a “vegan BBQ” stand with the caption “The RNC is waking up.”
Animal rights group PETA responded to Gorman’s tweet with a welcoming message, saying, “Vegan food is for everyone,” along with a winking face and plant emoji.
Why would the Republican Party, a party that has traditionally supported farmers, ranchers and producers, side with an immoral product like fake smoked meat?
Republicans love to call weak liberal men “soy boys,” but judging by the presence of imitation meat at the Republican National Convention, some of these “soy boys” might actually become Republicans in 2024.
Politico reporter Ben Johansen tweeted a photo, noting that “there was a ridiculously long line at the ‘Vegan BBQ’ stand at the Republican National Convention.”
Reporter John Bowden corroborated this, tweeting, “On a personal note, I walked through the food truck area outside the Republican National Convention a few minutes ago and the longest line was at the vegan BBQ booth.”
Commentator Chris Doyle quipped: “Isn’t this the Republican National Convention barbecuing vegans?”
A photo of the restaurant published by the Post shows the menu, which includes a listing for “vegan BBQ brisket.”
Veganism is often associated with left-wing ideologies, but not all Democrats support artificial meat and dairy products.
In 2023, a bipartisan group of senators led by Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin Introduced The Dairy Pride Act opposes FDA guidelines under the Biden administration that allow “nut, oat, soy and other non-dairy products to use the name ‘milk’.”
National Milk Producers Association I got it. This law was important because “labeling plant-based alternatives as ‘milk’ creates the impression that they are nutritionally equivalent, which is not accurate. This mislabeling trend is growing and needs to be corrected.”
Republican Rep. John Joyce of Pennsylvania introduced a companion bill, but the bill never made it to a vote in either chamber.
