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Friday, August 21, 2026

Conservative lawmakers and pundits alike spoke out on the internet Friday after President Donald Trump announced a new deal that will temporarily lift certain tariffs on ground beef imports, with Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) warning "this will further harm" American ranchers, "most of whom are MAGA Republicans." In addition to Sheehy, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) also chimed in Friday, writing, "I'm extremely disappointed by this decision from the White House. We all want lower grocery prices, but as I've said for months, we cannot do it at the expense of American producers."

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I am not at all surprised at this ~uprising~ against Pres trump by the representatives of the beef-producing states.

But what has really surprised my about Pres Trump's announcement was his implicit admission that Americans pay his tariffs. So contrary to the lies he has uttered in the past.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-21 11:24 PM | Reply

Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene:

"Here is the paid slop about how the Trumpf junta is making it even harder for American beef ranchers and producers. Now they will be undercut by foreign imported beef, as they have been hit financially with high cost of fertilizer and diesel from Trumpf's war with Iran. The Trumpf junta's attempt to lower the cost of beef is American beef LAST and foreign beef FIRST."

~snip~

American ranchers and farmers are already heavily subsidized by taxpayers:

1) "Public Land Grazing: One of the most prominent indirect subsidies is the use of federal lands for forage. Grazing permits are often priced significantly below open market rates, a benefit that investigations suggest primarily favors billionaire ranchers and large corporations.

2) USDA Spending: Some reports indicate the USDA has spent at least $72 billion in subsidies for livestock and seafood producers over recent decades.

3) Targeted Programs: The USDA currently operates programs like the Strengthening Processing for US Ranchers (SPUR) Program to support small- and mid-size beef processors and strengthen the supply chain.

Put another way: Blue State voters are subsidizing Red State ranchers.

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-22 09:41 AM | Reply

I don't mind if we subsidize farmers, particularly if they are producing something we eat.

Food security is matter of national security, for many reasons.

What gets me is how these fuggin farmers take in more money from subsidies than every single mother on WIC in the country (true story) and act like some kind of champions of capitalism when they're all a bunch of socialist welfare queens.

Plus all the pollution from over-fertilization, letting their cows stomp all over riparian areas and defecate in the streams, etc. But that's for a different thread.

#3 | Posted by horstngraben at 2026-08-22 11:35 AM | Reply

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