“I’m going to do some farm stuff this week,” the president told reporters at the White House.
That’s Trump speak for finalizing a massive new aid program for farmers who have lost billions of dollars thanks to the president’s tariffs, which sparked a trade war with China earlier this year.
American farmers are on track to sell $10 billion less in soybeans to China compared to last year, and sorghum exports to China—which last year totaled $1.3 billion—are down 97 percent this year, according to The Times.
At the same time, the tariffs have pushed up costs for American farmers, who are facing higher prices for fertilizer and equipment at the exact moment that they’ve lost their biggest customer.
Trying to solve the problem he caused, but with half as much money as he gave away to Argentina for similar economic blunders. Other countries get more aid from Trump than America - I thought that was a Democratic fault??
THE NATIONAL DEBT!!! or whatever they shriek about
Can’t tell if you’re trying to downplay it here but the national debt is a pretty big deal
Sounds like socialism to me…
Apparently it’s okay as long as it’s blue states bailing out the morons in red states-- who voted for this to happen!!!
The thoughts and prayers bailout plan, everyone gets thoughts and prayers
Isn’t there an ongoing shutdown?
