Grassley: Farmers, ranchers shouldn't bear the brunt of retaliation against Trump tariffs

[question everything]

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) warned against the harm Trump's tariff actions could have on farmers and ranchers, insisting the administration knew that China would retaliate by specifically targeting the U.S. agriculture sector.

“The United States should take action to defend its interests when any foreign nation isn’t playing by the rules or refuses to police itself. But farmers and ranchers shouldn’t be expected to bear the brunt of retaliation for the entire country," Grassley said in a statement.

"It’s not fair, and it doesn’t make economic sense. The Administration knew that if it imposed tariffs on Chinese goods, China would retaliate against U.S. agriculture. I warned Trump as much in a White House meeting in February," he continued.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/381621-grassley-farmers-ranchers-shouldnt-bear-the-brunt-of-retaliation-against

Too bad he is not up for reelection this fall

[lame54]

1. Why not - they voted for this asshole

[dameatball]

3. Lol, both at 12:29. No sympathy here either.

[Nay]

5. Exactly. You reap what you sow, assholes.

[Moostache]

6. Wait...you mean if I sow "asshole" seeds, I should get to reap "non-asshole" crops?

I thought these farmers at least understood the basics...

Try not voting as single issue morons next time rubes...you may be amazed at the results in your actual lives for a change!

[question everything]

13. Yes, make a choice: Gorsuch and other "Christian value" judges

or your livelihood.

Reminds of of that famous joke: your money or your life! I am thinking, I am thinking..

[Freethinker65]

26. this! +1000

[dameatball]

2. Since they voted overwhelmingly for him, perhaps they should.

[niyad]

4. and what, exactly, are you planning to do to help, chuckie boy?

[Achilleaze]

7. Dirty Donny* & republican comrades are pissing on Heartland farmers

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[awesomerwb1]

8. More BS from this traitor

Had these tariffs required a vote, I bet you he would've happily voted for them.

[Eliot Rosewater]

9. What he means is more of us should be harmed. GOP works overtime to harm us, we know that.

[rurallib]

10. For Chuckles Grassley it is a real shot at his state

Iowa's economy is mostly ag products that the Chinese carved out - and many can be sourced elsewhere. So when the bully shoved his weight around Chuckles got the backlash.

Of course part of the problem is that Iowa has allowed itself to become monoculture.

Another side note on this is that Trumpy's ambassador to China is Iowa's former really shitty governor Terry Branstad.

BTW Chuck - I think China also hit the whisky makers and the oil industry.

[phylny]

14. Let's get rid of ethanol while we're at it. nt

[safeinOhio]

11. Farmers, ranchers shouldn't bear the brunt of retaliation,

it should be spread across all trump voters.

[33taw]

12. I sent them my thoughts and prayers

[MagickMuffin]

15. Hey Chuckster Grassley, Would you like some Whine With your Cheese

May you continue to REAP WHAT YOU SOW!

[malaise]

16. Question for Grassley

When has the US played by the rules?

[Crunchy Frog]

17. Yes they should.

[Paladin]

18. Blow it out your corn-fed ass, Grassley. (nt)

[WhiskeyGrinder]

19. They were willing to risk sanctions as long as they could put POC and women in their place.

[SharonClark]

20. Exactly!

[Orsino]

21. But they will, and Grassley won't lift a finger to help. n/t

[oasis]

22. Chuck's ok about the Trump "Tax Reform Bill" screwing blue state voters.

[Vogon_Glory]

23. No sympathy for Grassley, little more for his voters

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Grassley has been a right-wing hack for years who has been serving the Radical Right’s and the Koch brothers’ agendas for years, not the interests of his constituents.

Iowa voters put sentimentality and dog-whistle politics ahead of voting for someone who’d fight for their interests when they re-elected this bum in 2016. I hope they’ve learned their lesson and will not repeat their mistake.

[fleur-de-lisa]

24. Cuz poor people should . . .

just like the GOPers planned.

[blake2012]

25. Tough shit, fuckers

[TheBlackAdder]

27. Of course the administration knew! China said, if there were tariffs, they'd go after Trump states.