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BumRushDaShow

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Sun Sep 28, 2025, 05:28 PM Sunday

John Thune praises tariffs as he admits farmers have 'big harvest' with 'no place to go' [View all]

Source: Raw Story

September 28, 2025 12:42PM ET


Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) praised President Donald Trump's tariffs even as he admitted that farmers in his state had a "big harvest" with "no place to go." During a Sunday interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker told Thune that Trump had recently stated he would assist farmers hurt by the tariff policy.

"Why should American taxpayers bail out farmers who are hurting because of the president's tariff policies?" Welker wondered.

"Well, look, I think that the farmers, and I represent a lot of them, and they want nothing more than open markets," Thune replied. "There are markets right now that aren't open to some of our commodities." "As a consequence of that, we've got a big harvest coming in here in South Dakota, corn and soybeans, and no place to go with it," he continued. "So what the President has said is, I'm going to support and I'm going to help our farmers." "We're looking at potential solutions to make sure that we can help support farmers until some of those markets come back."

Thune, however, said he supported Trump using tariffs to achieve "reciprocity with countries that have been taking advantage of us for a long time." "I think a lot of our farmers support that," the senator claimed. "But at the end of the day, our farmers are probably going to need some financial assistance this year."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/john-thune-tariffs-2674048847/





How do you strategize against ideological stupidity? THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT "ECONOMICS".
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Yo! Farmers! Argentina got your $20 Billion Bailout PuraVidaDreamin Sunday #1
So...we cut revenue to make it up off taxpayers paying it underpants Sunday #7
Revenue from Trump's tariffs. Norrrm Sunday #14
Looks like map of Super Bowl winners underpants Sunday #16
As ye sow, so shall ye reap. Wake up morans, Trump doesn't give a fig for you. Blues Heron Sunday #2
Dummy bullshitter is a total Republican Champp Sunday #3
If they bought our products, how was that taking advantage of us? bucolic_frolic Sunday #4
Thune is a bullshit waste of time. Klarkashton Sunday #5
Unbelievable that farmers voted for this BS. Ritabert Sunday #6
Understand most of these "farmers", especially ones who farm soybeans and corn, ain't little red barn types anymore Cheezoholic Sunday #13
Interesting. I didn't realize. Ritabert Monday #22
Corn and Soybeans to Feed the Fish eringer Sunday #8
Trump gives Argentina $26 billion then they sell $20 billion in soy to China. nt doc03 Sunday #9
"There are markets right now not open to some" BOSSHOG Sunday #10
"If Fox covered this like they did the bank bailouts this policy would have 15% approval." BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #11
If farmers have such a surplus how come fruits, vegetables, meats and breads are so expensive? Oh yeah, Cheezoholic Sunday #12
He said "we're going to go through some stuff." Buddyzbuddy Sunday #15
I don't think farmers are OK with putting all that hard work into producing a crop only to have it sit on the ground. patphil Sunday #17
Yeah, someone's taking advantage of you. tavernier Sunday #18
Didn't answer the question... Grins Sunday #19
We had perfect reciprocity with NAFTA JT45242 Monday #20
another lacky trying to spin the unspinable. nt Javaman Monday #21
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