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In reply to the discussion: 'We did not vote for this': Trump-backing farmers in 'state of shock' over tariff chaos [View all]BoRaGard
(5,023 posts)103. "Ha ha. Suckers and losers. Ha ha." - Krasnov-47 (R -Felon) & Billionaire Bros (R)

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'We did not vote for this': Trump-backing farmers in 'state of shock' over tariff chaos [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Mar 14
OP
Yup. tRump had to use taxpayer dollars. The bill came to ONE THIRD of farm income
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 14
#127
One goal of tRump & Oligarch destruction of government is to buy up farms of bankrupt farmers, so first bankrupt them.nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 15
#133
That's why it's so pointless to beat up on Democrats for the things done by Republicans.
travelingthrulife
Mar 14
#64
Reporters should follow up a response like "I didn't vote for this!" with "Well, what did you vote for?"
sop
Mar 14
#6
He did it to them in his first term. They are stupid to be surprised he did it to them again
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 14
#125
Wrong. tRump also put tariffs on Canada for about a year in 2018, there were global tariffs and retaliatory tariffs
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 14
#123
trump supporters voted for this and much worse - they just believed it would be other people being hurt
samsingh
Mar 14
#27
To paraphrase The Dalai Lama "When you realize you have fucked up take immediate steps to correct it".
twodogsbarking
Mar 14
#32
This is what happens when you allow generations of inbreeding in a high arsenic environment.
Gum Logger
Mar 14
#43
Jeez, stop whining and start pulling on those bootstraps. Personal responsibility and all that.
Hotler
Mar 14
#51
The trouble with Trump supporters is that they can't cherry pick the horrible stuff that Trump promised to do.
patphil
Mar 14
#67
My buddy was a dairy farmer, he got a nice check from the government every year.
dem4decades
Mar 14
#81
Too bad they wouldn't listen to warnings just because the warnings came from Democrats.
Beartracks
Mar 14
#70
Stupid, idiotic Trump-supporting farmers. He already did this during his first term. What did these morons
Martin68
Mar 14
#73
How's that border wall coming along? GITMO? Simple solutions make for simple minded voters.
GreenWave
Mar 14
#77
Actually, ya dumbasses, you DID vote for that. You just thought it would only hurt those "other" people and not you. nt
CousinIT
Mar 14
#83
"But my fear is that once you lose those markets to other suppliers, it's very hard to get them back."
orleans
Mar 14
#88
"Ha ha. Suckers and losers. Ha ha." - Krasnov-47 (R -Felon) & Billionaire Bros (R)
BoRaGard
Mar 14
#103
Farmers most certainly did vote for this. He did it to them last time and he promised to do it again ...
marble falls
Mar 14
#121
Strange bedfellows: We were betrayed, we did not vote for this, said ...
JustABozoOnThisBus
Mar 14
#122