Tester invites Trump to Montana to talk wheat after disparaging remarks

After President Donald Trump’s disparaging remarks about the wheat sales to Japan, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is inviting the president to a sit-down meeting with Montana farmers.

Tester, who is home harvesting crops over the Senate’s August recess, made the offer in a letter written to President Trump on Wednesday.

“Montana farmers rely heavily on Asian Pacific countries for trade, and Japan plays a particularly important role as the largest importer of Montana’s wheat,” Tester wrote. “This is not a market we can replace and our relationship should be celebrated, not mocked.”

Speaking at a Pennsylvania chemical plant Aug. 13, Trump said Japan only bought U.S. wheat to make America feel good. The president described Japan-U.S. trade relations as lopsided, with wheat being the only U.S. product Japan buys, which isn’t true.

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