Harry Fones

Lacking Athleticism. Comms for @usda and @cjpvfd Alum: Too many to list and @Gettysburg RTs ≠ endorsement. Tweets are my own.

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

🚨🚨 RANCHERS FIRST 🚨🚨

Today, @POTUS signed 2 Executive Orders to protect America’s ranchers:

🇺🇸 Advance country-of-origin labeling
🐺 Combat predator threats
🐂 Strengthen competition and accountability
🥩 Expand market access for American meat

Together with @USDA’s 5 previously announced actions, the Trump Administration is rebuilding the American cattle herd, defending family ranchers, and putting American beef FIRST.

[New World Screwworm Rapid Response @Screwworm_RR]

🚨 BREAKING: @USDA has surpassed 1 BILLION sterile fly releases in the fight against New World Screwworm.

Through coordinated aerial and ground operations, @USDA_APHIS is disrupting the pest’s lifecycle and protecting America’s livestock. 🇺🇸 #Flymaxxing

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

BIG NEWS COMING TODAY FROM NEBRASKA! 🥩👀

@USDA is announcing new action to put American ranchers and American beef FIRST in federal purchasing! From our military and hospitals to schools and other institutions across the country.

American beef is the best in the world, and Americans can have full confidence in its safety and quality.

NOTHING is being compromised. With nearly 10,000 @USDA food-safety inspectors, America has the strongest food-safety system in the world.

More to come from Nebraska soon!

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

🚨 𝐍𝐖𝐒 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 🚨

When New World screwworm reached the United States, many feared this pest could devastate our cattle herds and rural economies.

@USDA met that threat with an aggressive, coordinated response. And today, we are turning the tide.

Confirmed cases have fallen every month: from 30 in June, to 14 in July, to just 3 in August. Today, only TWO cases remain active, three infested zones have been cleared, and there have been ZERO cases detected in wildlife.

Thank you to @GregAbbott_TX, @TAHC, @TPWDnews, @AgriLife, @TSCRA, and @TexasFarmBureau for their tremendous partnership. Most importantly, thank you to our extraordinary Texas ranchers who stayed vigilant and never hesitated to report suspected cases. Your vigilance is the reason we have achieved this success to date.

I am also incredibly grateful for our @USDA_APHIS team, led by Rear Admiral Michael Schmoyer. Through early mornings, late nights, and countless changes in direction, they have moved quickly and decisively to protect American livestock, wildlife, and our food supply. Their expertise has been second to none.

We are making tremendous progress, but we will not let up. Stay vigilant and keep reporting. Together, we will #StopScrewworm. 🇺🇸

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

We are on it Mr. President!

Our great AMERICAN ranchers produce the highest-quality, most incredible beef in the world AND it is a matter of national security that we be able to feed and fuel ourselves.

Big announcements starting Monday — including:

✔️ waiving red tape in processing
✔️ expanding ranchers ability to sell across state lines
✔️ rescinding outdated guidance
✔️ adding technology for faster safety data
✔️ growing real support for small processors (funding and deregulation)
✔️ fighting consolidation so small processors can compete
✔️expanding truth in labeling

The world is hungry for American beef! 💪🥩

MUCH MORE TO COME!

[USDA Forest Service @forestservice]

9 years ago, @SmokeyBear teamed up with Dolly Parton in a fire-prevention campaign. Parton joined Smokey in a PSA urging people not to burn leaves, avoid parking on dry grass, & be cautious with campfires. RIP, Dolly. Follow her advice by staying following all fire restrictions.

[Harry Fones @MrHfones]

Patriot

[Paloma Chacón @StateDeputySpox]

I’m honored to announce I have taken on the role of Principal Deputy Spokesperson at the Department of State.

I’m excited to help share with the world how @StateDept, under the leadership of @SecRubio, is advancing @POTUS's foreign policy agenda. 🇺🇸🫡

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

🚨 TUESDAY TAKEDOWN 🚨

$19 MILLION in SNAP fraud.

Four men in South Florida have been federally charged in an alleged scheme to turn SNAP benefits meant to feed families into CASH.

According to @TheJusticeDept, the defendants allegedly used SNAP-authorized stores to run fraudulent transactions, paying recipients roughly HALF the amount charged and pocketing the rest.

The alleged scheme ran from 2019 to 2026 and involved more than $19 MILLION.

Thanks to @USDA_OIG, @FBI, and state and local law enforcement for helping bring this operation down.

Under @POTUS, @USDA has ZERO tolerance for fraud.

Steal from American taxpayers and we WILL find you.

[New World Screwworm Rapid Response @Screwworm_RR]

The Douglas, AZ port of entry has officially reopened for livestock trade as part of USDA's phased, risk-based plan.

There is a robust system of overlapping safeguards in place to ensure all animals entering the United States are healthy and free from New World screwworm.

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/0ezhrlgihN

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

For too long, convenience replaced so many whole, nutrient dense foods in our schools.  

Today, that changes.  

Harvest to Hallways is about prioritizing food grown by American farmers in the classroom, for American kids. 🌾➡️🏫

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

👉 https://t.co/oY5G9St0ie

[New World Screwworm Rapid Response @Screwworm_RR]

@USDA is fully engaged with our partners both foreign and domestic about the confirmed case of NWS in Sonora, 292 miles from the border. Rapid detection and reporting facilitate our layered and aggressive response approach.

We have no plans to change the Douglas, AZ port reopening on 8/24.

For 18 months we have built a coordinated, highly sophisticated system inlcuding the monitoring of more than 100 NWS traps, 8000 insect traps, high-tech drone detection, 100 million sterile flies dispersed per week in Mexico and Texas, and an investment in an additional 100 million sterile flies in Metapa Mexico. The Metapa facility, which is already producing sterile flies, will soon start producing the NovoFly which will double the effectiveness of the sterile insect technique. We will have more resources layering on soon.

Last month we added the most complete entry inspection protocols possible. This includes enhanced surveillance, rapid diagnostic capacity, pre-treatment processes weeks in advance, layered inspections before and at the port, sophisticated communication and coordinated response protocols designed to protect American agriculture.

The necessary resources—personnel, technology, laboratory support, and interagency coordination—are in place and ready in Douglas.

We remain committed to continuous monitoring and will adjust protocols as conditions warrant to maintain the highest standards.

These measures provide the assurance required to resume livestock trade while safeguarding animal health.

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

🚨 TUESDAY TAKEDOWN 🚨

The days of dangerous criminals exploiting SNAP and getting endless passes are OVER.

This repeat offender with at least a DOZEN arrests in the past ten years is back behind bars… now facing charges including drug trafficking, illegal possession of a weapon, and three counts of illegally using food assistance benefits.

Programs like SNAP exist to help families put food on the table — NOT to be exploited by criminals. @USDA is intensifying our work to protect program integrity, safeguard taxpayer dollars, and support law enforcement in getting dangerous individuals OFF our streets.

Crooks can run, but @USDA_FNA is closing in.🚔

[Harry Fones @MrHfones]

Could have just used CBP Home to self deport instead of defrauding the American people.

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

🚨 TUESDAY TAKEDOWN 🚨  

A $1.5 MILLION SNAP fraud scheme has been busted in Albany, New York.  

Our @USDA investigators found Top 10 Deli & Grocery allegedly:  

💳 Used stolen SNAP account numbers from recipients across state lines  
🚬 Allowed benefits to purchase alcohol and cigarettes—and exchanged benefits for cash  
📈 Redeemed 600% more SNAP benefits than comparable stores  

After one defendant purchased a one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia, federal agents moved in - seizing $20,000 in cash, records, and more than a dozen phones.  

Three defendants are now in custody. A fourth, the store’s owner, remains overseas.

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

President Trump promised to put America’s farmers and ranchers FIRST — and we are moving at Trump Speed to deliver.

Now, the Senate must act.

We are building long-term solutions that give our producers the certainty and opportunity they need to succeed. But right now, our rural communities also need critical disaster and bridge assistance to get through this challenging time.

America’s farmers, ranchers, and foresters are counting on us. Let’s get it done! 🇺🇸
https://t.co/vQ2z39UmHS

[Rachael Bade @rachaelmbade]

The Huddle | Monday, August 3rd https://t.co/UXUeBdq8dZ

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

SIX more American meat and poultry companies just joined @USDA's voluntary Product of USA label.
When you buy Product of USA, you're supporting food that is:

🇺🇸 Born here
🇺🇸 Raised here
🇺🇸 Harvested here
🇺🇸 Processed here

Today's additions:

🥩 Creekstone Farms (KS)
🥩 Caviness Beef Packers
🥩 CS Beef Packers (TX)
🥩 Greener Pastures (TX)
🥩 Lone Star Beef Processors (TX)
🍗 Claxton Poultry (GA)

America First means buying American.

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

American farmers grow the best cotton in the world, @POTUS is making sure the world buys it.

That’s exactly why @USDA launched the Great American Cotton Plan earlier this year: to revitalize the US cotton industry, expand markets, and create new opportunities for our producers.

Today’s action by @USTradeRep to crack down on forced labor pairs perfectly with that effort by leveling the playing field and driving even greater demand for world-class American cotton.

It’s simple: If you want to make textiles for the American market, buy American cotton. 🇺🇸

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

🚨 TUESDAY TAKEDOWN 🚨

More than $95,000 in stolen SNAP benefits.
These fraudsters abused a program meant to help vulnerable Americans.

Under President Trump, @USDA is rooting out fraud, protecting taxpayer dollars, and restoring integrity to our nutrition programs.

Fraud is not, and will not, be tolerated.

@VP
@WHFraudTF
@USDA_FNA

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

This administration has worked nonstop to right the wrongs of the last decade, whether it is inflation, the border, or our elections. We are not stopping until the fight is done.

Thank you, @POTUS, for addressing the nation tonight. A nation without food or free elections will never be secure.