Trump Insists His Trade War With China Will End Well For Farmers

President Donald Trump makes remarks during the National Prayer Breakfast, February 8, 2018, in Washington, DC. Thousands from around the world attend the annual ecumenical gathering and every president since President Dwight Eisenhower has addressed the event. .          ISP POOL Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI
WASHINGTON, D.C. - FEBRUARY 8: (AFP-OUT) President Donald Trump speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast on February 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. Thousands from around the world attend the annual ecumenical gathering an... WASHINGTON, D.C. - FEBRUARY 8: (AFP-OUT) President Donald Trump speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast on February 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. Thousands from around the world attend the annual ecumenical gathering and every president since President Dwight Eisenhower has addressed the event. (Photo by Mike Theiler-Pool/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump on Monday said that his trade policies will ultimately benefit American farmers, even though tariffs announced by China in response to new tariffs to be imposed by the United States would hurt American soybean farmers.

Trump said at a cabinet meeting that he hopes to work out a trade deal with China and that if Chinese leaders push for policies that hurt American farmers, he will “make it up to” the farmers.

“In the end, they’re going to be much stronger than they are right now. Don’t forget, farmers have been trending downward over an eight-year period. Their numbers have trended downward, in some cases, significantly,” Trump said. “But the farmers will be better off than they ever were. It will take a little while to get there, but it could be very quick actually.”

“We’re doing very well on trade and trade deals. I think deals will be made. I think we’re going to make deals with a lot of countries that have taken advantage of us,” the President added.

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  1. Avatar for tena tena says:

    He insists so that makes it so.

    hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Keep insisting, Spanky. Insist away, see how far that gets you.

  2. That goes without saying…(snicker)

  3. “It will take a little while to get there, but it could be very quick actually.”

    Mealy-mouthed MF’er says what?

  4. It will take a little while to get there, but it could be very quick actually.

    Verbal incontinence is an ugly (or sad) look.

  5. Avatar for tena tena says:

    He’ll make it up to the farmers, he says. All kinds of good trade deals will come out of this he says.

    Blah blah blah blah. When will people get that all he does is lie and he has no idea what he’s doing? I hope to hell that all those farmers who voted for him go broke - soonest.

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