Fox News Star Hits Trump With Cold Truth About Bailout: ‘There’s No Getting Around That’
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The president announced a $12 billion aid package for farmers who have suffered under his own controversial policies.
Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume on Monday said President Donald Trump might say he’s helping embattled American farmers with his proposed $12 billion aid package, but suggested they’re only in dire need because of his own disastrous policies.
Trump praised his steep international tariffs on social media Monday as a boon to the U.S. and reportedly credited his trade war during a roundtable later that day for bringing in the money to fund the crop farmer bailout he triumphantly announced during the event.
“No doubt the tariffs are a factor in this, Bret,” Hume told “Special Report” host Bret Baier.
Baier had launched the discussion by summarizing the package, which will include $11 billion in one-time payments to crop farmers under the Agriculture Department’s new Farmer Bridge Assistance Program and $1 billion for other crops the program doesn’t cover.
The conservative pundit noted that this relief is set to be paid out by February. He then acknowledged that crop prices have “taken a hit” under Trump, whose trade war led China — the largest buyer of U.S. soybeans — to entirely halt and then drastically curb purchases.
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