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Friday, October 03, 2025

A photographer's snapshot of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the United Nations General Assembly last week revealed a private message that captured the Trump administration's deepening concern over collapsing U.S. soybean exports to China"a crisis now entangled with a controversial economic bailout of Argentina. "Finally " just a heads up, I'm getting more intel, but this is highly unfortunate," read the message, which appeared to be sent from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. "We bailed out Argentina yesterday (Bessent) and in return, the Argentine's [sic] are removing their export tariffs on grains, reducing their price, and sold a bunch of soybeans to China, at a time when we would normally be selling to China. Soy prices are dropping further because of it. This gives China more leverage on us."

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The proposal to provide Argentina billions in financial support has drawn scrutiny from farmers and their Congressional allies.

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-- Newsweek (@newsweek.com) Oct 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. "We bailed out Argentina yesterday (Bessent) and in return, the Argentine's [sic] are removing their export tariffs on grains, reducing their price, and sold a bunch of soybeans to China, at a time when we would normally be selling to China. Soy prices are dropping further because of it. This gives China more leverage on us."

The bankruptcy-prone orange nonce got steamrolled by Xi yet again.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-09-30 01:35 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

It's as if these ------- idiots are ------- idiots.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-10-01 07:23 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Time for GOP Socialism for the Farmers!

#3 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-10-03 11:44 AM | Reply

"controversial economic bailout of Argentina"

America First!

Argentina is the 51st State!

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-03 11:53 AM | Reply

Congratulations, Pinheads...
-best wishes from the rest of the world.

#5 | Posted by Jaspar at 2025-10-03 11:56 AM | Reply

"controversial economic bailout of Argentina"

Is twenty-billion dollars.

#6 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-03 11:57 AM | Reply

Sooooooooo nooooowwwwww... Trumpanzee voters want us to bail them out? They weren't growing for the US market. They were growing crops to sell to China.

Perhaps they need to hire a PR firm... talk up tofu to the American consumer.

Yeah riiiiiiight... talk up tofu to the American consumer...

Let's see if you can do that without help from "librul" base.

REALEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

and you won't have to... bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!

#7 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-10-03 12:24 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Why should Republicans care about these Soy-Boy Farmers who made Bad Crop Choices?

Maybe a Republican can explain why.

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-03 12:27 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Hard to be "in a bind" when you don't give a damn.

#9 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-10-03 01:12 PM | Reply

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