Trump’s first administration kept farmers onside with generous subsidies to offset lost U.S. sales to China from the trade war. Soybean farmers received $5.4 billion more in aid than they lost in price impact, a University of California-Davis study found.
“People on the other side are saying ‘Oh my god, he’s going to impose these tariffs,'” said Kestel, who voted for Trump.
“It’s about bringing businesses back here again.”
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