Trump defends his trade war in Iowa as he’s battered by 2020 Dems

Donald Trump is determined to stay in the good graces of America’s farmers even as his trade policies threaten their livelihoods

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — President .

But even as he traded barbs with Biden, Trump had a separate mission in mind: reassuring Iowa’s anxious agriculture sector.Sign Up The president sought to draw a contrast between his administration and those of his predecessors — including Biden, by extension. “Past administrations did nothing while the farm income declined,” Trump said at one point. “But we are turning it all around and we’ve turned it all around and wait until you see the real numbers start coming in when it all comes together.”in part due to Trump’s trade war that has sent agricultural exports plummeting.

And he made the case that his trade agenda will ultimately be a boon to farmers, even if it means short-term pain.

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