The leopards have been feasting. Today we're checking in on two big Trump-loving constituencies: truckers and soy farmers. Truckers love Donald Trump. Per FEC donation data, truck drivers are nearly three-quarters Republican, making it one of the reddest professions. You can imagine why. This group is mostly rural, mostly white and male, and tied to a job that lives and dies by the cost of fossil fuels, particularly diesel"which can account for up to 40% of costs. They also hated environmental mandates to electrify their fleets. Per Econ 101, as demand for products craters in the face of Trump's chaotic tariffs and the supply of truckers remains the same, what does that mean for prices? Exactly. It is also not surprising that Mack Trucks is laying off about 20% of its workforce in response to the economic havoc Trump's tariffs are generating.
Now let's check out the soy industry.
During the first Trump administration, his tariffs on China cost American soybean growers billions, all to Brazil's delight. The economic damage was so severe that Trump had to bail out farmers to the tune of $28 billion. So what did these farmers do?
Vote for Trump again, of course!
Trump has now killed what was left of the Chinese market, dramatically increased the cost of fertilizer thanks to his idiotic trade war with Canada, and turned the world against American goods. And these idiot soy farmers are relegated to penning columns like this one: "I'm a Soybean Farmer Who Voted for Trump. I'm Begging the President to End the Trade War."
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