At a press conference on Tuesday, Democrats decried President Trump’s tariff war, saying it’s costing American farmers crucial markets they are unlikely to get back anytime soon.
Minnesota governor Tim Walz pointed out that in 2024, China bought 27 million metric tons of soybeans, but this year, they have bought none.
“Donald Trump didn’t create these markets. In fact, government didn’t create these markets. Farmers themselves, through checkoff programs and hard work over decades, established markets globally that allow us to thrive, allow us to produce way more food than we’re going to use here. It allows us to feed the world. It brings stability and right now all of this is at risk.”
Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids says this is just a repeat of what happened in President Trump’s first term.
“His trade war caused US farmers to lose $27 billion in exports just between 2018 and 2019 and unfortunately, history is repeating itself, and American farmers are caught in the middle.”
Democrats are also critical of President Trump crediting Argentina $20 billion to shore up its economy right after that country sold billions of dollars of soybeans to China.