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BumRushDaShow

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 09:04 AM Apr 2

GOP Senator Warns Trump's Tariffs Will Do 'Irreparable' Damage to Farmers: 'One Crop Away From Bankruptcy' [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Apr 1st, 2025, 9:22 pm


Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) was among several Republicans sounding the alarm about President Donald Trump’s looming tariffs, warning that they risked causing “irreparable” damage to the farmers in his state.

A new round of the president’s tariffs is scheduled to roll out Wednesday, imposing reciprocal tariffs on nearly every country that trades with the U.S. Thus far, the stock market has reacted negatively and numerous economists are forecasting a bumpy road ahead, even a looming recession.

Tillis seemed to concur with these pessimistic assessments when CNN chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju caught up with him in the Capitol. “Anyone who says there may be a little bit of pain before we get things right, need to talk to my farmers who are one crop away from bankruptcy,” said Tillis. “They don’t have time. So we’ve got to be crisp on this implementation. Otherwise, we could do damage that is irreparable to farmers.”

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) also expressed concerns about the harm Trump’s tariffs could cause in their states.“As the president has admitted, tariffs will create pain for some businesses, and I think Wisconsin will be particularly hard hit with all the manufacturing and agricultural interests,” Johnson told Raju.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/news/gop-senator-warns-trumps-tariffs-will-do-irreparable-damage-to-farmers-one-crop-away-from-bankruptcy/



But as long as 45 "harms" minorities, women, LGBTQ individuals, non-radical Christian adherents, etc., it's "okay", and these sadistic loons are willing to suffer in order to watch others suffer.
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You break it, you bought it C_U_L8R Apr 2 #1
And what are you going to do about?..................... Lovie777 Apr 2 #2
Nothing FredGarvin Apr 2 #6
Let me guess...they're priming the pump for yet another subsidy check for farmers Bengus81 Apr 2 #3
Omg! They are eating OUR faces! UpInArms Apr 2 #4
Tillis knows that Trump is going to bail out the farmers FredGarvin Apr 2 #5
100%. So far Trump's only bailed them out with 10 billion travelingthrulife Apr 2 #12
If they want to extend those tax cuts BumRushDaShow Apr 2 #13
They will just add that "communist" money to the national debt while... Justice matters. Apr 2 #25
They are going to have to plow through those hardcore "fiscal conservatives" first BumRushDaShow Apr 2 #26
Tillis is an absolute disgrace. PopArtMonkey Apr 2 #7
You wanna be "crisp" on this issue, Sen. Tillis? Paladin Apr 2 #8
More farms for corporations to snatch up! progressoid Apr 2 #9
Don't care. Add them to the list of men women and children they are hurting. Autumn Apr 2 #10
Silly Tillis. You have the power to impeach this monster. travelingthrulife Apr 2 #11
Farmers voted overwhelmingly for Trump Bev54 Apr 2 #14
When this "crop" of farmers are dead and gone..... wolfie001 Apr 2 #17
The problem is they are in bed or vertically integrated Bev54 Apr 2 #21
KKKorrupt repukes wolfie001 Apr 2 #24
Farmers votes have been bought for decades, first the farm bill, and then bailouts. walkingman Apr 2 #27
Weak argument: TR*** LOVES BANKRUPTCY truthisfreedom Apr 2 #15
Trump doesn't care except to target those who speak of his failures. twodogsbarking Apr 2 #16
Well, that IS what they voted for... ananda Apr 2 #18
That's the point. They bankrupt the farmers and AllyCat Apr 2 #19
Yep Rebl2 Apr 2 #20
Some lessons in life are expensive, as can be ones actions, republianmushroom Apr 2 #22
Factory Farms Johnny2X2X Apr 2 #23
Every farmer I know is a multi millionaire, who received Kittycatkat Apr 2 #28
Now he gets to control them all for carve-outs. " I need you to do me a favor, though" Walleye Apr 2 #29
US farmers are the real welfare queens Mysterian Apr 2 #30
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