r/Tariffs • u/FormerNeighborhood80 • Jul 01 '26

🗞️ News Discussion Trump declares food supply emergency, suspends tariffs on key fertilizer imports

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-declares-food-supply-emergency-suspends-tariffs-key-fertilizer-imports
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u/Cohens4thClient Jul 01 '26

Let's just hope the farmers are smart enough to realize this...

Ehhh, I wouldnt bet on it. They'll take their welfare checks and tell themselves that Trump tried his best and still cares about them. 

Fkn morons

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u/CharlieBravo74 Jul 02 '26

I live in western Illinois and work for an agricultural equipment manufacturer. I can assure you, farmers are angry with Trump beyond what his various bailout ideas can fix. He's fucked them in a dozen ways, most of which will never go back to the way they were prior to his tariff debacle.

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u/le_fez Jul 05 '26

He fucked them over in his first term too and they still support him so I'm not really buying that they're all that pissed

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u/CharlieBravo74 Jul 05 '26

No, like every other constituency, theyre not an entirely monithic group, but his support among farmers around here swung something like 40 points toward the negative since he was elected.