US President Donald Trump on Friday called on the Department of Justice to investigate major meat-packing companies for allegedly driving up beef prices through “Illicit Collusion, Price Fixing, and Price Manipulation.”

Announcing the move on social media, Trump accused “Majority Foreign Owned Meat Packers” of “artificially inflating prices” and “jeopardizing the security of our Nation's food supply.” He added, “We will always protect our American Ranchers, and they are being blamed for what is being done by the Majority foreign-owned meat Packers.”

His demand for a federal probe comes as rising food costs, particularly beef, have become a pressing political issue. The announcement followed Republican setbacks in key elections this week, where Democrats campaigned heavily on the cost of

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