Whistleblower Alleges Biden's Race-Based Loan Program Discriminated Against White Farmers
NewsNationJune 7, 20255 min8,459 views
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- 📣 A whistleblower from the Federal Farm Bureau claims a Biden-era law, buried in the American Rescue Plan Act, involved race-based loan forgiveness for farmers.
- 🎯 The program allegedly aimed to pay off loans for farmers who were not white males, with the only qualification being their ethnicity.
- 💰 This initiative, involving $800 million in taxpayer money, is described as an attempt to combat racism with more racism.
Exclusion of White Farmers and Legal Challenges
- 🚫 James Dunlap, a white farmer from Oregon, stated he did not qualify for loan forgiveness simply because he is white, regardless of his farm's financial situation.
- ⚖️ The program's criteria were purely based on checking a non-white ethnicity box, not on financial hardship or need.
- 🏛️ White farmers, including Dunlap, successfully sued the Biden administration, with a judge ruling that the exclusion based on race caused irreparable constitutional harm.
Allegations of Continued Discrimination and USDA Response
- 📧 Following the lawsuit, the Biden administration passed the Inflation Reduction Act, intended to help all farmers, but the whistleblower alleges it was not communicated to white farmers.
- 🤫 An email about new payment and loan modification options was reportedly only sent to minority farmers, with USDA workers allegedly instructing them to stop paying loans as they would be forgiven.
- ❌ The USDA did not respond to specific questions about the whistleblower's claims but stated they are reprioritizing unity, equality, meritocracy, and colorblind policies, and reviewing the Inflation Reduction Act funding to ensure equal distribution.
- 🗣️ The whistleblower expressed that while it might not meet the legal definition of fraud, the actions were discriminatory and unethical, with those who pushed the policies still in charge.
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