Agriculture secretary says U.S. farmers are 'casualties' of trade war: CNN

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue speaks during an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump with workers on"Cutting the Red Tape, Unleashing Economic Freedom" in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

Perdue told CNN he did not expect a trade deal to be reached when Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping this month at the G20 summit in Japan but hopes one can be struck by the end of the year. “I think they are one of the casualties with trade disruption, yes,” Perdue told CNN. “We knew going in that when you flew the penalty flag on China, the retaliation, if it came, would be against the farmer.

In other news 'water is wet'.

Thoughts and prayers. Votes have consequences. Bailouts are socialism. Shrieking but will accept $$$.

DylanHunt2017 The Ag community is getting what they deserve for voting for GOP & realDonaldTrump. Ag has ALWAYS suffered when Republican administrations are voted in.

I thought it was Ed Asner!!!

As usual. Talk is cheap

Can't say that they were not warned...

Farmers are casualties of geo-engineering and deflection of its scrutinization by climate-change hoaxers.

Duh you need an agriculture secretary to tell you that

Ed Asner doing the people's work!

😠😤

Taxpayer dollars pay for tariffs on both ends, courtesy of the NarcissisticBloviant who talks out of his rear end.

Casualties from 'friendly' fire from Washington.

Asshole. They didn't volunteer for Donnie's wacko war. Agriculture secretaries don't have children who are farmers. Defense secretaries don't have children in the military.

Suck it up.

Ed Asner is Ag Secretary? WTF. What's next. George Clooney SoS?

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