'Sizable' number of senators confront Trump over looming beef crisis

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Source: Raw Story

October 21, 2025 9:55PM ET


President Donald Trump's newest beef importation plan has Republican senators up in arms in a way they rarely are with this administration.

Trump specifically wants to import large amounts of beef from Argentina, which, in his thinking, will both stabilize beef prices domestically and give yet another economic shot in the arm to Javier Milei, the libertarian-leaning Argentine president Trump considers an ally and wants to help through a tough upcoming election. He is separately planning a currency swap worth tens of billions to bail out Argentina as well.

According to Notus, Republican senators gathered together for a meeting with Trump to express their concerns about the beef issue in particular, as many of them represent states where ranching is a crucial part of their economy. “If you flood the market, that hurts beef producers badly,” Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID), who owns a cattle ranch himself, told reporters. “Hopefully we’ve given him some thought as he goes forward and makes a decision on this.”

Meanwhile, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who has generally opposed Trump's protectionist trade policies, said their about-face on Argentine beef in particular is very strange. “It seems to go against the administration, who says, on the one hand, ‘We’ve got to keep out foreign goods — oh, except for Argentinian beef,’” he said.

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Link to NOTUS article - Republican Senators Have a Rare Dispute With Trump Over Beef Imports

[BOSSHOG]

1. A "sizeable" number of Republican senators walk into a bar

For no apparent reason

[gab13by13]

2. I get my beef from a local farm,

My daughter also gets a lot of her food locally even living just outside of Pittsburgh.

Pay a little more but I have said all my life that I don't want a bargain for my healthcare or my food.

[NBachers]

3. We know what this is about

[Bayard]

9. They'll have plenty of company,

With all the Nazi descendants that ended up there.

There's some reason for all this generousity, and its either about profit for him, or blackmail.

[dem4decades]

4. At the end of the day they'll all kiss his ass.

[durablend]

8. They'll remind MAGA voters "illegals" and the "other" are coming for their guns

And all this will be forgotten

[twodogsbarking]

5. In addition to back yard hen houses people will now be raising Herefords and Angus. Getting back to Appalacian roots.

[yardwork]

6. Thanks for making me laugh!

[yardwork]

7. Don't get between Republicans and their beef.

[karynnj]

10. A currency exchange with Argentina???

Given the far greater likelihood of their currency collapsing, this sounds risky. Is this in addition to the bailout?

[Vinca]

11. Wonder how the Trump-voting cattle ranchers feel about their pick now.

[delisen]

12. Is the Trump family getting paid for these Argentinian bailouts?

How would we ever know?

[turbinetree]

13. The same ones that kept him from the political theater not once but twice...........during impeachment...........

[cstanleytech]

14. Translation: We own stock in company's that run cattle farms.