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STEVE FORBES: Chuck Schumer has a beef with beef, but doesn’t even know how to grill it

Politicians who demonized beef now want Washington to get involved in regulating the industry

By Steve Forbes Fox News

Published July 6, 2026 5:00am EDT

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has never worked a cattle ranch. He has never run a meatpacking plant. And after America saw his backyard grilling stunt, it is fair to ask whether he knows how to properly grill a cheeseburger.

Yet as Americans prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence this July 4th — in the heart of summer grilling season — Schumer wants Washington to muscle its way into the U.S. beef industry.

What could possibly go wrong?

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Plenty.

Sen. Chuck Schumer's grilling skills were criticized by both left and right in this now-deleted X post. He can be seen placing American cheese on an uncooked burger. (X)

Schumer’s so-called "Family Grocer and Farmer Relief Act" is classic Washington liberalism: find a real problem, misdiagnose the cause, prescribe a cure that makes things worse and call it "relief." We have seen this in healthcare, energy, housing and education. Politicians create or worsen a crisis, blame private enterprise and then use the pain as an excuse to expand government control.

Beef prices are high. Families feel it every time they go to the grocery store. But the cause is not a cartoon conspiracy by meatpackers. It is basic........

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