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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Cattle farmers and agricultural groups are voicing opposition to President Donald Trump's plan to import Argentine beef in an effort to address record-high prices. Trump said he was exploring the option on Sunday while aboard Air Force One, defending it as a means of assisting Argentina's struggling economy and President Javier Milei. "I'm appalled President Trump, who campaigned on how he loved farmers, is putting America's farmers out of business by helping Argentina farmers first," said John Boyd, a cattle and crop farmer and founder of the National Black Farmers Association. "Trump set us up and sold us out," he told Newsweek.

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More: President Trump, in response to a female reporter asking how farmers will feel about his proposal, said: "Argentina is fighting for its life, young lady. You don't know anything about it. They're fighting for their life. Nothing is benefiting Argentina.

"They're fighting for their life. You understand what that means? They have no money. They have no anything. They're fighting so hard to survive. If I can help them survive in a free world"I happen to like the president of Argentina. I think he's trying to do the best he can. But don't make it sound like they're doing great. They are dying. All right? They're dying."

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2025-10-21 11:43 AM | Reply

Argentine peso weakens to fresh low despite US interventions

The Argentine peso has fallen below the level it reached before the US Treasury began purchases earlier this month, in a sign that the Trump administration's financial support is failing to halt the currency's slide ahead of a crucial election for libertarian president Javier Milei.

The peso dropped almost 1 per cent in early trading on Monday to 1,476 against the dollar, touching a fresh record intraday low, before paring its losses. The level is close to the bottom of an exchange rate band adopted in April.

The slide has resumed despite three purchases of pesos by the US Treasury since October 9 " which Argentine economists estimate total roughly $400mn, although neither government has confirmed the figure " as well as the announcement of a $20bn currency swap line between the two countries.

#2 | Posted by qcp at 2025-10-21 11:45 AM | Reply

Trump has lost his mind and Republicans don't care.

Trump is Project 2025's Useful Idiot, and that's what Republicans voted for.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-21 11:54 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Make Argentina Great Again!

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-21 12:13 PM | Reply

"Trump set us up and sold us out," he told Newsweek.

No s*&^, moron.

You were told this was going to happen before you voted you stupid f*&^.

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2025-10-21 12:34 PM | Reply

The Argentine peso has fallen below the level it reached before the US Treasury began purchases earlier this month, in a sign that the Trump administration's financial support is failing to halt the currency's slide ahead of a crucial election for libertarian president Javier Milei.

Lifelong Dummkopf Trumpf Modus Operandi: "Throwing away good money at bad money."

Worse:

Trumpf, in response to a female reporter asking how farmers will feel about his proposal, said: "Argentina is fighting for its life, young lady. You don't know anything about it. They're fighting for their life. Nothing is benefiting Argentina.
"They're fighting for their life. You understand what that means? They have no money. They have no anything. They're fighting so hard to survive. If I can help them survive in a free world" I happen to like the president of Argentina. I think he's trying to do the best he can. But don't make it sound like they're doing great. They are dying. All right? They're dying."

Hmph.

And Americans aren't dying from a lack of healthcare, malnutrition, or rampant gun violence?

Now insert Haitians, Ukrainians, or Palestinians as the subject of the above sentence.



#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-21 01:06 PM | Reply

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