Trump brings farmers to White House to tout relief from the pain he's unleashed on them - and bash Somalis along the way

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Independent

Friday 27 March 2026 14:59 EDT


One month into a war that has sent fuel prices through the roof and sparked fears of fertilizer shortages that could wreak havoc on the world’s food supply, President Donald Trump is attempting to convince American farmers that everything is fine and they should be grateful to him for taxpayer handouts meant to soften the blow from his tariff policies.

The president took to the Truman Balcony at the White House on Friday to address what he billed as “the single largest gathering of American farmers that the White House had ever seen” and buck up attendees by touting new policies that he claimed would save farmers money and make it easier for them to remain in business despite the spiraling input costs as a result of his own handiwork.

He claimed farmers had been “crushed” by the policies of his predecessor, Joe Biden, who he accused of having “crippled the American agriculture industry with brutal restrictions” and failing to negotiate “even a single new trade deal on your behalf.” “Now the American farmers, ranchers, growers and producers, once again of a true friend and champion in the Oval Office,” Trump said, as he bragged about having rescinded environmental regulations on water use, enacting tax cuts and deductions that benefit agricultural operators, and “virtually ending” the estate tax which Republicans have long opposed.

Trump also claimed that American farmers “do not want handouts” but only seek “a level playing field,” but just moments later he boasted about using revenues from the illegal import taxes he’d imposed — which have been struck down by the Supreme Court — to give farmers the handouts he’d just said they did not want.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/rump-farmers-white-house-tariffs-iran-b2947296.html

[walkingman]

1. No, I do not want my tax dollars being given to farmers after your actions caused them the problems.

Your last term you did the same thing - it is wrong, it should be illegal.

[twodogsbarking]

2. "No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it" A Einstein; it is believed.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

3. Sigh...

[liberalgunwilltravel]

4. Who were the Paid actors

Posing as farmers?

[Cheezoholic]

5. -Once again. I live in farm country. And if anyone thinks that the majority of farmers have big red barns

with a couple tractors, a plow and a cherry pie in the kitchen window you're full of it. Cargill, Pioneer, Bayer, these are some of the "farmers" that get most of the bail out cash along with the giant predatory individual farmers that buy up all of the land around them from smaller farmers driven into bankruptcy over the last 50 years and farm some of it and lease out most of it to corporate "farmers" that are subsidiary's of the giants above or of the giant multi nationals that mass produce cereal grains or feed grains or dog food, Dawg I could go on. There are more multi millionaires around me than I can count with Trump signs and 600k dollars worth of cars in their driveways that live like Billy Bob Landman. Yes I do know REAL farmers that are struggling year to year (that's part of REAL farming) but I'm telling you the ones who get all this bailout money ain't them. Its no different than subsidizing oil giants. He can pay all the people he wants and give them Carhart shirts and Jeans and John Deere hats to put on a fucking tent revival side show in his (OURS) back yard all he wants.

Republican's are FULL OF SHIT!!!


FF!!!

[BumRushDaShow]

7. "He can pay all the people he wants and give them Carhart shirts and Jeans and John Deere hats"

and don't forget the Florsheim shoes for church on Sunday.

[NickB79]

6. The irony is that the Jenni-O turkey plant near my hometown is staffed largely by Somalis now

My (white) mom used to work there, and man did she bitch about how she had to work with all those (insert racial slur here).

She never seemed to grasp the fact that, without those several hundred Somali workers coming to her town of 1200 people, there wouldn't be enough white employees in the area willing to put up with mediocre wages and shitty working conditions to keep the factory open. The factory is the one of largest employers in the county, and it's loss would cripple the local economy, including the numerous turkey farms in the region (Minnesota is one of the largest turkey producers in the nation).

Farmers NEED immigrant workers, even if their racism prevents them from admitting it.

[riversedge]

8. Trump moves to shield farmers rattled by tariffs and war but the US is already doling out $10B to near-millionaire and e

Trump moves to shield farmers rattled by tariffs and war but the US is already doling out $10B to near-millionaire and even billionaire farmers

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-moves-to-shield-farmers-rattled-by-tariffs-and-war-but-the-us-is-already-doling-out-10b-to-near-millionaire-and-even-billionaire-farmers/ar-AA1ZzaIs?ocid=socialshare

Story by Jake Angelo • 9h • 3 min read


President Donald Trump convened what he called the single largest gathering of American farmers at the White House on Friday, bringing together more than 800 cowboy-hat-wearing men and women. They filled the South Lawn alongside a shiny golden tractor as the president touted his support for the agricultural industry. “I just gave you $12 billion. I don’t know if you know that or not,” Trump boasted, referring to farm relief provided through the USDA’s Farmer Bridge Assistance Program. Apparently that wasn’t enough, as he then told the crowd he’d asked Congress to approve additional relief in the next funding bill.


But much of the president’s support is actually falling into the hands of the wealthy, and a recent post from libertarian think tank the Cato Institute demonstrates that disparity. The data seems to challenge the notion of a struggling farmer: The national average income of a U.S. farm household in 2024 was $159,334. That’s roughly 32% above the national mean household income, and nearly double the national median of $83,730.

And that’s not even taking into account the majority of subsidies, which data shows are going to the top 10% of farms. The post cites a 2023 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that revealed over 1,300 farmers with an adjusted gross income of more than $900,000 have received subsidies from the federal crop insurance program.

The federal crop insurance program was established in 1938 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt to help the agricultural sector recover from the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Since its inception, the program has evolved into a key support pillar to provide producers with financial protection against losses from natural disasters and economic downturns. While it began as a recovery measure, the program now covers more than 120 unique commodities, representing the vast majority of the value of U.S. crop production.............................