White House explores new farmer bailout plan as U.S.-China trade war heats up

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

White House officials are scrambling to come up with a new bailout plan to placate furious farmers after President Trump’s initial idea of donating unused crops to poor countries came under scrutiny, people briefed on the planning said.

Amid intense political pressure from Senate Republicans, White House officials are eyeing different ways to advance funds to agriculture companies that have complained they are being caught in the middle of the escalating trade battle with China.

On Monday, former vice president Joe Biden latched onto this sentiment, telling the radio station WMUR that “The American worker is getting killed by this. The American farmers are getting killed.”

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) said he planned to write a letter to Trump to explain the concerns of farmers because he felt the argument he had repeatedly made to the president in person was not registering.

“I’m not sure if you talk to him face to face he hears everything you say,” said Grassley, who has emerged as one of Trump’s chief critics on the administration’s trade approach in recent weeks.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-explores-new-farmer-bailout-plan-as-us-china-trade-war-heats-up/ar-AABlwFF

[kimbutgar]

1. Why should we the tax payer payed for his failed policies?

Why aren’t the tea baggers screaming about these government handouts to bail out these farmers when its all fat Donnie’s fragile ego that caused this cluster frick.

Will Fox and right wing radio report we are going bigger into debt to their cult leader?

[world wide wally]

2. Bullshit

No more bailouts to save Trumps ass.

[spanone]

3. payback for voting for him...that will be a total of 27 BILLION.

because trump started a tariff war...no. one. else.

[underpants]

4. A sternly worded letter isn't going to help Grassley

Get Fox to put something up on their graphics, THAT will register with him.

[C_U_L8R]

5. If Trump wants to give the country some relief from his self-imposed tariffs

he'd bail out of office. Like today. He's taxing everyone and we're sick of his bullshit.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Well well Chuckie,

you ate the Trump cheese and now you want the Taxpayers to pick up your Tab. Thoughts and Prayers,Chuckie,Thoughts and prayers .

[tanyev]

7. Is it truly a war if the injuries are caused by one party repeatedly shooting himself in the foot?

[Takket]

8. If Grassley is really worried about his constituents...

He should tell them to vote for the Dem in 2020 that will get the farmers their lives back.

[ProudLib72]

9. I'm tired of bailing out farmers. Time to wean them off the government teat

Damned welfare queen farmers! They just voted for the fucker to get free money for doing nothing!



Two can play at this game. I will win every time.

[ooky]

10. Farmers should reject this.

Its socialism.