Trump Administration Has Promised Farmers $15 Billion in the Final Weeks Before the Midterms
The Associated Press reports the promises are meant to offset the higher diesel and fertilizer costs farmers have absorbed from tariffs and the Iran war — in states where traditionally Republican seats have turned competitive.
President Donald Trump's administration has made $15 billion worth of promises to agriculture producers in the last few weeks before the midterm elections, the Associated Press reported Monday.
The initiatives are intended to help offset higher costs for diesel and fertilizer that farmers have endured — costs the AP attributes largely to the president's tariffs and the war in Iran. Whether the promises will motivate more voters to turn out in agricultural states, where traditionally Republican seats are now seen as competitive, is unclear, the AP reported.
The farm push may also explain the president's increased attention on rural areas in the campaign's final days, including visits Sunday to Iowa and Kansas, two days before the election. It lands as both parties argue over who bears responsibility for the higher input costs squeezing producers this year.
