"Milk is mundane in most contexts, but you can't help noticing when it is smeared across the upper lips of America's government officials. An image of Donald Trump sporting a milk mustache and glowering over a glass of milk was just one of many dairy-themed posts shared by government accounts on X during the past week, all of which made clear that the milk was whole."
"In one video, a seemingly AI-generated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes a sip and is transported to a nightclub, suddenly milk-mustachioed; in another, former Housing Secretary Ben Carson raises a glass of full-fat and sports a white 'stache. The upper lips of the former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines and the former NBA player Enes Kantor Freedom, among other personalities embraced by the right, also got the whole-milk treatment."
"The posts were shared to celebrate a big month for whole milk. On January 7, the Department of Agriculture released its updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which newly recommend whole dairy over low-fat products, and placed a carton of whole milk near the top of a revamped, upside-down food pyramid. Then, on Wednesday, President Trump signed into law a bill allowing schools to serve whole milk after more than a decade of being restricted to low-fat."
Government social accounts prominently displayed images and videos of public figures with whole-milk mustaches to celebrate whole milk's resurgence. Clips included an AI-like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sipping milk, Ben Carson holding full-fat milk, and right-leaning personalities sporting white 'staches. The timing coincided with the Department of Agriculture's January 7 update recommending whole dairy over low-fat and featuring whole milk in a revamped, upside-down food pyramid. President Trump then signed a bill allowing schools to serve whole milk after more than a decade of restrictions to low-fat milk. Medical professionals criticized the shift over saturated fat, while some officials cited missing nutrients and urged 'eat real food'.
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