Trump is breaking from his “America First” trade agenda and feuding with some of his most loyal supporters in a fight over U.S. beef prices.
Trump has centered his economic agenda on reducing the U.S.’s reliance on cheaper foreign products and boosting domestic production of goods and food. But his plan to boost imports of Argentinian beef while urging American suppliers to lower their prices marks a sharp departure from his platform.
The dispute is threatening Trump’s long-standing support from agriculture groups and workers, who stood by the president during his first term despite the backlash they faced from his trade agenda.
24 Comments
knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works · 60 pts · 303d
Trump was never 'america first'. It's always been 'me first'
tomenzgg@midwest.social · 19 pts · 302d
Many people are saying this.
Red0ctober@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 302d
Big people, strong people, tears poring down their faces
santa@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 302d
Including him.
just_another_person@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 303d
Stop buying beef for a few months. Shame them.
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net · 19 pts · 302d
Hell, switch to Impossible meat permanently.
Fucks with MAGA farmers and drastically lowers cattle based emissions with one stone.
jj4211@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 302d
I think I'd rather have fruits and vegetables than impossible beef. To me it tastes worse than beef or vegetables just being their natural selves.
I read that maybe beyond meat does it better, but haven't bothered to try it.
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com · 7 pts · 302d
Impossible is much better than Beyond when comparing the ground beef replacements. I can't speak to the rest of their lines though.
just_another_person@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 302d
This. Also, the production of that garbage is also horrible for the environment.
NikkiDimes@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 302d
This comes from the company itself, so I don't know how accurate it is, but I'm curious as to what makes you say it's horrible for the environment? Raising livestock is one of the biggest environmental impactors we have.
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com · 8 pts · 302d
It's processed, so it automatically has a higher environmental footprint. /s
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 302d
if i reach the top of the food chain (like food, not finance or politics. via eating one of everything edible and a few things that aren't) does that give me the environmental footprint of the entire planet?
just wanting to know for bragging rights.
BakerBagel@midwest.social · 5 pts · 302d
Y'all can afford beef? I haven't bought beef in 4+ years
BanMe@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 302d
We stopped buying steaks a few years ago, hamburger went this year.
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 302d
I've stopped eating red meat for years now
Sanctus@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 303d
They're just political cucks still letting Trump fuck their lives.
fartographer@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 303d
They should be more like me! I fuck my own life
Sideshow_B00b@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 302d
And, apparently, wives..
TomMasz@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 303d
All that matters to him is how he can benefit. That’s it. He has no allegiance to anything or anyone other than himself.
blave@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 303d
Also, with everything else he says and does and Thinks
danekrae@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 303d
Oh yeah, and Epstein...
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 7 pts · 303d
It is important to point out the hypocrisy, but I do not care about Trump's America First agenda one bit.
Dasus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 303d
There's some real well-off cattle owners in Argentina I see that beef at a local butchers as well.
Probably doing beef on the side, as an excuse for all the shipping routes.
Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 301d
Is it defying if he was lying about it the whole time?