Trump says his farm bailout 'would not be possible without tariffs.' His critics agree. [View all]
President Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package on Monday, money the president said "would not be possible without tariffs."
"We're giving some up to the farmers because they were mistreated by other countries," Trump said.
But some farmers and economists were quick to note that the problems facing farmers and the mistreatment they have endured are primarily a direct consequence of Trump's own tariff actions.
"It seems to be going in a circle to raise tariffs, which causes our customers to raise tariffs, which causes us to lose money, which means we need money," Blake Hurst, a farmer and former president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, said in an interview with Yahoo Finance.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-his-farm-bailout-would-not-be-possible-without-tariffs-his-critics-agree-175959597.html
Too dumb to get the self-own.
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