The president seems to be getting ready to bail out the agricultural industry for the consequences of the latest round in the trade war with China
As Trump ramped up a trade war with China on Friday, one group of constituents wasn’t far from his mind: farmers.that the extra revenue brought in from higher duties on Chinese goods could be used to buy grain and other commodities from U.S. growers hurt by the trade war, which in turn could be sent to impoverished countries.
Farmers have been in the center of the economic blast zone caused by Trump’s tariffs as countries like China, Mexico and Canada — major U.S. export markets — have aggressively retaliated against U.S. agricultural goods with tariffs of their own. Trump seems to be getting ready to bail out the agricultural industry again for the consequences of the latest round in the trade war.Friday that Trump directed his department to “work on a plan quickly” to assist farmers. “@POTUS loves his farmers and will not let them down!” Perdue tweeted.
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