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The Trump administration is ending the USDA’s annual report on hunger in America.

The administration alleged the report was "overly publicized" and had too many "inaccuracies."

The last hunger report will be released in October.

The federal government is ending its annual report on hunger in America because it allegedly has become "overly politicized" and "rife with inaccuracies," according to the Trump administration.

The decision to scrap the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Report was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.

What they're saying:

In a news release from the USDA , the Agriculture Department said the annual survey was ‘costly, politicized, and extraneous studies do nothing more than fear monger."

The USDA said it will c

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