Trump took something from America's cattlemen, and now they want it back

[HAB911]

I wonder how many voted for him?

US beef industry was set to win big with the Trans-Pacific Partnership
President Trump killed the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Cattlemen want a new deal with Japan that's just as good

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"I'm not sure Japan will be that interested" in a new deal, said Miriam Sapiro, who served as acting U.S. trade representative under President Barack Obama and is now a partner at PR firm Finsbury. "Some concessions that Japan made because the U.S. asked might not make sense in a bilateral agreement."


http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/18/us-beef-industry-dreams-of-a-new-trade-deal-with-japan.html

[nycbos]

1. To paraphrase a classic clip from Airplane!.

They voted for Trump, they knew what they were getting into, I say let 'em crash.

[winetourdriver01]

3. Roh oh

I'm wondering about grain futures as well. Trump's mex hate is causing Mexico to shop for corn elsewhere. I'm from Iowa, I know a lot of those old corn/grain farmers voted for Hair Fuhrer. I imagine they will live to regret that.

[HopeAgain]

2. American Cattlemen

The biggest welfare recipients in the country. Talk about a sense of entitlement.

[riversedge]

4. go gravel for the crumbs

[yallerdawg]

5. "We'll" let China have Eastasia...

Putin have Eurasia, and the Royal Family in the White House will have Oceania to secure their personal fortune.

"1984."

[safeinOhio]

6. Don't worry cattlemen

he is now cutting a deal with India.

[hedda_foil]

8. Not much beef eating in India. Sacred cows and all that.

[safeinOhio]

10. Yup

I doubt he knows that.

[DetlefK]

7. Methinks they are getting tired of "winning".

[linuxman]

9. Are we pro or anti rancher this week?

[gratuitous]

12. Mostly indifferent

But here's another stakeholder group looking for President Trump to come through for them. This is an excellent opportunity for Democrats to hold a rally or a meeting in rancher strongholds, and remind them of the good things Democrats have done for them. Chat with local media to get our message out without the filter of Fox News; even in sparsely populated areas, people still get news from the local newspaper and radio outlets. It would also encourage the Democrats in those areas trying to fight the good fight to see that they're not alone.

[Jim Lane]

11. To be fair to Trump, the TPP was probably dead even without him.

The votes in Congress weren't there. That's why Obama never pressed for approval of TPP, not even in a lame-duck session as some had speculated.

Clinton, who had supported it while in office, came out against it during the campaign. If she had become President, she probably wouldn't have tried to get it through Congress, either.