Trump thinks meat packers set the price of beef

[CatWoman]

Trump calls for probe of meat packers over beef prices

US President Donald Trump on Friday asked the Justice Department to investigate meat-packing companies over their possible role in driving up beef prices.

Trump, on social media, accused the industry of contributing to the high cost of beef for US consumers "through Illicit Collusion, Price Fixing, and Price Manipulation".

His call for a probe focused on potential antitrust violations comes as soaring beef prices have become a political problem, threatening to undercut his promises to bring down food costs in the US.

The announcement also follows Republican losses in key elections this week, where voters' concerns about the cost of living and Trump's handling of the economy boosted Democrats.

Trump has put beef prices at the centre of his messaging about the cost of living - and food inflation, specifically. But his other recent proposals to lower prices sparked backlash among ranchers.

Last month, on social media, he urged US ranchers to lower prices for their cattle. Then, he drew their ire when he proposed importing more beef from Argentina, potentially quadrupling US purchases.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30vrm98d00o.amp

[-misanthroptimist]

1. A Venn diagram...

...of the non-personal things that exist and the things that Donald Trump doesn't know is the most perfect circle known to man.

Truly, he is the worst example of a man in human history in terms of personality traits.

[A HERETIC I AM]

3. "Truly, he is the worst example of a man in human history"

That sentence needed no further qualifiers

[bucolic_frolic]

2. It's always the same song and dance

There's a conspiracy that's being unfair to Trump or his beliefs or his politics, and only HE can see what it is behind the scenes manipulated collusion and he has a plan to fix it by sending Bondi's DOJ after them. This is the same ritual from his real estate days, fighting regulations, city hall, unfair people who don't want to be trampled but are impeding him.

This is a tired, tired refrain that is becoming just plain boring.

[AZJonnie]

6. THIS, so fucking much!

^^^ what they said ^^^

[malaise]

4. Please proceed Donvict

That is all

[markodochartaigh]

5. "through

Illicit Collusion, Price Fixing, and Price Manipulation".

That's a lot of letters to spell capitalism.

[C_U_L8R]

7. What a meathead.

[Ilsa]

10. Reminds me of something: Hey MAGAts:

[Wounded Bear]

8. He thinks they do it because that's what he does...

[Disaffected]

9. "...he urged US ranchers to lower prices for their cattle"

Huh? Aren't cattle prices determined by auction i.e. it is the buyers who set the price.