Trump says $12 billion bailout plan for farmers will come from tariff revenue

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

President Donald Trump announced a total $12 billion in funding to help American farmers during an event on Monday, and said that it would come from tariff revenue.

"I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the United States will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs. ... and we're going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. And we love our farmers," the president said.

The package includes $11 billion in one-time payments to crop farmers through a new Department of Agriculture bridge payment program. The remaining funds will then go to other crops not covered by that program.

"This relief will provide much-needed certainty to farmers as they get this year's harvest to market and look ahead to next year's crops. And it'll help them continue their efforts to lower food prices for American families," Trump added.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-says-12-billion-bailout-plan-for-farmers-will-come-from-tariff-revenue/ar-AA1RXlNw

Just end the fucking tariffs.

[Ocelot II]

1. So it's just a circle of money with no real benefit to anybody.

The tariffs are causing farmers to lose money, so Trump uses the tariff money to reimburse the farmers for their losses that wouldn't have happened if Trump hadn't imposed the tariffs in the first place? Did I understand that correctly?

[Irish_Dem]

5. Yes. I think the correct economic term is "circle jerk."

[lame54]

7. Paying them not to farm

[yardwork]

32. Yes, and the rest of us get nothing.

What about all the other Americans losing small businesses and paying higher prices because of the stupid tariffs?

One of my two useless senators (Thom Tillis) posted on FB today praise for Trump looking out for NC's tobacco farmers. There is so much wrong with this....

[imanamerican63]

2. I knew he was gonna pull a fast one on the farmers!

I’m shocked that he didn’t say that in the beginning!

[BOSSHOG]

3. Gosh mr trump why do our farmers need to be bailed out?

Cause you are a selfish shitstain? Cause you can’t breathe without lying?

[CrispyQ]

10. What's the difference between Trump & a flying pig?

An f.



There's a house in our neighborhood that puts a new Dad joke out every few days & they're never political until the protest a few weeks ago & this was up. We laughed & laughed!

[Irish_Dem]

4. Tariffs caused the deficit for the farmers and now the tariffs will bail them out?

I guess it is all magic.
Dark magic.

[BOSSHOG]

12. He thought tariffs

Were used to kill fishermen stranded on boats. He doesn’t know anything about the earlier use of tariffs and Hegseth is on the hook for maritime murders. Trump should be in jail but the honorable John roberts and his gang of conservative punks thought otherwise.

[Irish_Dem]

14. Trump is a cold blooded murderer, rapist, traitor, thief, Russian asset.

He belongs in a Supermax prison for life.

[Walleye]

18. I'm sure he knows nothing about farming, has he ever even been to a farm?

[BOSSHOG]

21. He knows everything about nothing and nothing about everything

He is the poorest man in the world. He’s never earned anything of value. Hes never loved or been loved. He has to order people to award him stuff. He is a pathetic excuse of humanity.

[suegeo]

24. Trump's a liar. (In addition to a puppet, a convicted felon and a rapist.)

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According to the following article, the money is coming from the Ag Dept's Commodity Credit Corporation. Which my tax dollars fund.
And not from tariffs, which I guess convicted felon and his gangsters are pocketing.

https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/12/08/repub/trump-to-send-12-billion-in-one-time-payments-to-farmers-to-offset-ag-losses/

“I’m delighted to announce this afternoon that the United States will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs… and we’re going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance,” Trump said.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, though, told reporters following the event that the money came from the department’s Commodity Credit Corporation, which is funded through regular appropriations from Congress, according to a White House pool report.

ON EDIT: I googled and found reports that the CCC had only 4 billion in funds available. The fascists can dip into the Treasury for additional funds for this bailout, that was caused by the stupid fascist's tariff policy. The money will flow through some other USDA organization called the FSA. This bailout is another executive branch overreach allocating funds from the taxpayer that could otherwise have been used for beneficial agriculture project. Instead, you get welfare to millionaire farmers (at least land rich mostly white dudes.)

[Irish_Dem]

25. We are paying Trump to destroy our country, and then paying to repair it.

While Trump gets very very rich.

[CountAllVotes]

6. Robbing Peter to pay Paul

Good luck with this idiot of a plan!

[gab13by13]

8. It appears to me that Krasnov has a Sovereign Wealth Fund,

he just didn't tell anyone about it.

The tariff money isn't his to give away, unless it's in a sovereign wealth fund. What happens if the Supreme Court fucks up and rules that Krasnov's tariffs are illegal? Is Krasnov just saying he is giving farmers money from tariffs just to pressure his personal Supreme Court?

It gets old watching Krasnov and his band of fucking thieves.

[Prairie Gates]

9. Who is auditing the supposed tariff money?

So the President can institute his own tax (calling it a tariff) and then use the collected tax money as he sees fit, completely circumventing the Congress?

Fun stuff.

[Irish_Dem]

26. The Trump Crime Syndicate has its own internal auditors.

They know to the penny where it is all going.

[Emile]

11. Has anyone made a running list of all the things

Trump claims his tariffs are paying for?

[Deuxcents]

29. Where's the 2,000$ to every taxpayer this month?! It was to be dispersed from the tariff's fund

[TheBlackAdder]

13. Oh, but you stiff everyone else from getting their $5K

[bluestarone]

15. Hate seeing just farmers getting help.

This whole fucking country is a disgrace since He's been in office. Only reason you help farmers is you need their votes, and donations. What about all Americans that lose their jobs. and snap benefits. Hope some Americans see through this BASTARD and vote straight Democratic ticket in 26!

[allegorical oracle]

16. DJT sure is spreading that tariff money thin. He brags about how much tariff money has

come in, but according to Steve Rattner, it currently amounts to about $250 billion. That's a lot of money, but djt is saying it could replace income tax. Nope. Rattner pointed out last week that income tax brings in almost $3 trillion. Now tsf suggests tariff money can help restore farmers' income -- and then he wants to send money directly to people for health care.

We should never forget that this "genius" is the same one who went bankrupt (counts vary) four-to-six times.

[The Roux Comes First]

17. We Know the Formula, As Reliable as the Laws of Gravity; His Lips Are Moving, Therefore

He's lying.

[C_U_L8R]

19. So, you steal my wallet

Then only give me back a little of what your stole.
And you want thanks??!! GTFO.

[Rebl2]

20. Would not

Have to bail them out if he hadn’t put tariffs on everything and about every country. Oh, and I won’t believe he bails them out until I see it.

[MustBeTheBooz]

22. Sounds like Trump 1.0 all over again.

Hurt the farmers, bail out the farmers.

[suegeo]

23. The soybean market took decades to build (China)

Those markets are not coming back. Soybeans are relatively easy to grow.
What a mess. GOP. Liars. Thieves. Rapists. Felons. Corrupt bastards.

[mobeau69]

33. It's easier to keep a customer than to get one back.

[doc03]

27. Socialism taking our many and giving it to farmers. nt

[Sympthsical]

28. It feels like he's promised $32 kajillion in programs from these tariffs

Like a man with fifty bill collectors telling every single one of them, "I promise, when my next paycheck comes . . ."

[dem4decades]

30. What about the rest of us you orange asshole.

[bucolic_frolic]

31. Tariff money stolen from consumers who got nothing for it

given to businesses hurt by tariffs. People are the real losers here.

[Emile]

34. Socialism for farmers. Trump is a Communist!

[The Wizard]

35. The Trump Stink

The farmers who supported Russia's tool deserve nothing. Now they'll be paid to do nothing. As King Lear was won't to say "Nothing comes of nothing."