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White House officials are scrambling to come up with a new bailout plan to placate furious farmers after President Trumps initial idea of donating unused crops to poor countries came under scrutiny, people briefed on the planning said.
Amid intense political pressure from Senate Republicans, White House officials are eyeing different ways to advance funds to agriculture companies that have complained they are being caught in the middle of the escalating trade battle with China.
On Monday, former vice president Joe Biden latched onto this sentiment, telling the radio station WMUR that The American worker is getting killed by this. The American farmers are getting killed.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) said he planned to write a letter to Trump to explain the concerns of farmers because he felt the argument he had repeatedly made to the president in person was not registering.
Im not sure if you talk to him face to face he hears everything you say, said Grassley, who has emerged as one of Trumps chief critics on the administrations trade approach in recent weeks.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-explores-new-farmer-bailout-plan-as-us-china-trade-war-heats-up/ar-AABlwFF
kimbutgar
(21,188 posts)Why arent the tea baggers screaming about these government handouts to bail out these farmers when its all fat Donnies fragile ego that caused this cluster frick.
Will Fox and right wing radio report we are going bigger into debt to their cult leader?
world wide wally
(21,754 posts)No more bailouts to save Trumps ass.
spanone
(135,874 posts)because trump started a tariff war...no. one. else.
underpants
(182,879 posts)Get Fox to put something up on their graphics, THAT will register with him.
C_U_L8R
(45,020 posts)he'd bail out of office. Like today. He's taxing everyone and we're sick of his bullshit.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)you ate the Trump cheese and now you want the Taxpayers to pick up your Tab. Thoughts and Prayers,Chuckie,Thoughts and prayers .
tanyev
(42,613 posts)Takket
(21,625 posts)He should tell them to vote for the Dem in 2020 that will get the farmers their lives back.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Damned welfare queen farmers! They just voted for the fucker to get free money for doing nothing!
Two can play at this game. I will win every time.
ooky
(8,929 posts)Its socialism.