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Trump is asking Congress for $11 billion to bail out farmers, and has the audacity to blame Biden for the losses.
Biden did not put a single tariff on the inputs farmers buy. Trump did, and when Trump taxed the world, the world hit back.
Trump’s tariffs closed markets to American farmers and drove up the cost of the equipment, seed, and chemicals they depend on. China retaliated with tariffs on soybeans and much more, and pulled back its purchases of American soybeans. China is the single biggest buyer of American soybeans on earth, and Trump handed that market away.
This is not the first bailout but the latest in a string of them.
This $11 billion adds to the $12 billion already sent to farmers this year. $23 billion and counting, all to patch a wound Trump inflicted himself.
We are now on track for roughly a third of all farm income in 2026 to come from government checks.
Also, nearly 40% of the last bailout flowed to the largest farms while small family operations went under. In 2025 alone, 15,000 farms closed, most of them small.
So when Trump says Biden did this, that is complete and utter nonsense, and everyone knows it.
Trump raised the costs, started the trade war, lost the markets, and is sending you the bill.
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