Farm-state Republicans rocked by tariffs fear Trump lacks exit strategy

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

04/08/25 6:00 AM ET


Republicans in Congress feel rattled about what they say is the lack of a clear outcome or exit strategy for President Trump’s trade war, which they fear will close lucrative markets for wheat, corn, soybeans, pork and other products for their farmers at home. GOP senators from states such as Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota are bracing for the next phase in Trump’s escalating trade war, which they fear will be a wave of retaliatory tariffs that will hit Americans hard.

Republican lawmakers are warning that senior Trump officials need to have a plan in place to respond to the growing economic turmoil, and the possibility that countries could respond by slapping steep tariffs on American exporters before agreeing to any concessions with the United States. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a top political target of Democrats in 2026, said farmers in his state are “very concerned” about how Trump’s trade war may play out, and for how long.

“We’re already hearing threats about curbing imports,” he said of threats from trading partners to source agricultural products from other countries. “Now we know pork’s going to be 34 percent more expensive” in China, he said, referring to the 34 percent tariff Trump has imposed on that country, which imports billions of dollars’ worth of American soybeans, wheat, corn, beef and pork.

Trump on Monday, in response to China, said he would impose another 50 percent tariff on that country’s exports. Tillis warned that if the Trump administration doesn’t find an off-ramp from the trade war within the next 60 days, it’s going to spell serious economic trouble for 2025.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5236734-republicans-trade-war-economic-turmoil/

[BoRaGard]

1. "Ha ha. Farm-state suckers and losers. Ha ha." - Krasnov (R-Felon) & Kronies (R)

[twodogsbarking]

2. They need to relax. Try this

https://www.mypillow.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopqdYqO3Ymirzg_DmGR0qEvTwGsNQxCY_terwtnWcs9WWSvMAmH

[ruet]

3. Don't "Brace" for It.

F'ing do something about it. JFC!

[Buddyzbuddy]

4. Fear not farmers of America

He has a strategy, the most beautiful strategy you've ever seen, don't you worry. It's f.ck everybody else, take the money and run.
Oh yeah, this was all Biden's fault.

[Tarzanrock]

5. Sorry, Hayseeds.

Sorry, Hayseeds. Too bad you voted for the criminal-rapist Turd and brought this economic misery on yourselves. Maybe, when the bank reposseses your "family farm" for default for non-payment on the farm mortgage you will finally learn to stop voting for these lying Republican Shitheads? It should be a lot of fun making the bank payments on those "farm implements" you recently purchased, huh? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to spend that seed monies and expend all that labor planting wheat, corn and soybeans if there are no markets for those crops, does it? Guess you Hayseeds won't be buying that new John Deere cultivator or a new tractor this year. Say, what do you think those non-purchases of farm machinery is going to do to the farm machinery dealerships in town?

[republianmushroom]

6. Fear not little dudes, he is contemplating on a plan for you.

You may want to protect your own it is the only one you have. (chuckle chuckle) Yes, the plan, like all his other plans, flush.
Live and learn, little dudes.

[Norrrm]

7. Don't sweat it, farmers. Your socialist billions are on the way.