{"id":1474207,"date":"2022-05-13T10:29:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T14:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1474207"},"modified":"2022-05-13T10:29:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T14:29:52","slug":"try-breastfeeding-its-free-bette-midler-annihilated-for-snarky-tweet-amid-baby-formula-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/try-breastfeeding-its-free-bette-midler-annihilated-for-snarky-tweet-amid-baby-formula-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Try Breastfeeding! It\u2019s Free\u2019: Bette Midler Annihilated For Snarky Tweet Amid Baby Formula Shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftry-breastfeeding-its-free-bette-midler-annihilated-for-snarky-tweet-amid-baby-formula-shortage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1474207&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/Bette-Midler-scaled.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Bette Midler inspired outrage due to her comments on the nationwide baby formula shortage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fans were shocked and horrified by the singer\u2019s tweet on the subject, which said: \u201cTRY BREASTFEEEDING! It\u2019s free and available on demand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Midler was responding to an MSNBC host\u2019s report that three American companies control over 90% of the formula market and that there are intense regulations to prohibit formulas from foreign countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 76-year-old singer was slammed from both her supporters and critics, with almost everyone pointing out how ignorant the tweet made her sound. Both conservatives and liberals agreed that Midler\u2019s take on this was incorrect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cImagine having a large gay fanbase, many of whom are raising kids in two-dad households, and thinking this is a good suggestion,\u201d Tim Carvell, executive producer for \u201cLast Week Tonight,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timcarvell\/status\/1524965664431251463\"><span>shared<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Another follower was equally annoyed, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/orgfarmer\/status\/1524950139961454592\"><span>saying<\/span><\/a><span>: \u201cNo. Please- we all love you, but delete this now. There are soooooooo many reasons a woman cannot or chooses not to breastfeed. This sentiment is not helping the mothers trying to keep their babies from starving right now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Some of Midler\u2019s more optimistic fans mused that perhaps her account was \u201chacked\u201d or that the post was written sarcastically.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cQueen Bette is joking. I\u2019m sure of it,\u201d one follower insisted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a follow-up tweet, however, Midler doubled down on her previous statement, insinuating that some women choose formula because they believe it is superior to breastmilk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cPeople are piling on because of former tweet,\u201d she <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetteMidler\/status\/1524953683271761940\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cNo shame if you can\u2019t breastfeed, but if you can &#038; are somehow convinced that your own milk isn\u2019t as good as a \u2018scientifically researched product\u2019, that\u2019s something else again. The monopoly news is news to me, tho, no lie. #WETNURSES.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The White House has finally addressed the ongoing formula shortages, with White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/05\/09\/politics\/fda-baby-formula-shortage\/index.html\"><span>saying<\/span><\/a><span> during a recent press conference that the FDA is treating the shortage as a \u201cpriority\u201d and is \u201cworking around the clock\u201d to \u201caddress any possible shortage.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The retail data firm Datasembly reported in May that 40%-50% of major formula brands were sold out in 26 states. The areas most affected by the shortages are Iowa, Missouri, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Supply chain issues contributed to formula shortages prior to that, but the shutdown of a major manufacturing plant in Sturgis, Michigan, played a key role in the crisis the nation is currently facing.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bette Midler inspired outrage due to her comments on the nationwide baby formula shortage.\u00a0Fans were shocked and horrified by the singer\u2019s tweet on the subject, which said: \u201cTRY BREASTFEEEDING! 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