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Trump, GOP make midterm appeal to farmers with China deal, farm bill
Key takeaways
- Ahead of a midterm election season where the GOP is working to win every vote it can, the White House and its allies in Congress are reaching out to farmers in red and blue states alike.
- On the way back from Beijing after his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Trump assured farmers that they would be pleased with the deals he d made with a major purchaser of U.S.
- They re going to be buying millions of dollars, Trump told reporters on his way back from China.
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Ahead of a midterm election season where the GOP is working to win every vote it can, the White House and its allies in Congress are reaching out to farmers in red and blue states alike.
On the way back from Beijing after his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Trump assured farmers that they would be pleased with the deals he d made with a major purchaser of U.S. agricultural goods that has cut down on its cash for U.S. soybean and other goods amid a trade fight with his administration.
The farmers are going to be very happy. They re going to be buying millions of dollars, Trump told reporters on his way back from China.
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