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TheBlackAdder

(28,201 posts)
Thu Jun 13, 2019, 10:20 AM Jun 2019

Sen. Rounds (R-SD) Trump Destroys His Own Supporters As South Dakota Loses $500 Million In Trade War

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Trump’s trade has become a president made disaster for red states as Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) said South Dakota had lost $500 million

Axios reported, “Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) told Axios’ Mike Allen on Thursday that President Trump’s trade war with China has caused the price of his state’s soybeans to plummet 20%, costing South Dakota half a billion dollars. Data show America’s farmers have gone through significant economic pain as a result of the ongoing U.S.-China trade war. Republican lawmaker who represent rural parts of the nation have been divided in whether to continue supporting the Trump administration’s efforts, even as they take a toll on their constituents.”

Rounds warned that the support for Trump’s trade is not infinite, or as he put it, there is an end to the rope. Republicans are toeing the party line and still expressing the belief that Trump can “beat” China on trade, but the senator’s comments suggest that if the trade war continues to drag on and imperil the political futures of elected Republicans, they will abandon ship on this president.

Republicans aren’t going to go down with the sinking Trump trade war ship.

https://www.politicususa.com/2019/06/13/trumps-trade-war-south-dakota.html




MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

I guess it's time to buy ADM, Cargill, DuPont Pioneer & Monsanto stock before they buy these farms at auction.

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Sen. Rounds (R-SD) Trump Destroys His Own Supporters As South Dakota Loses $500 Million In Trade War (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Jun 2019 OP
Trump is saving them for the non-wight walkers, they'll give him all thier money uponit7771 Jun 2019 #1
'Republicans aren't going to go down with the sinking Trump trade war ship.' atreides1 Jun 2019 #2
They hate black and brown people, women and gays MasterofBiscuits Jun 2019 #3
What is the over/under on how much longer Trump waits to end his tariffs and declare victory? ooky Jun 2019 #4
China is playing the long game. Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #5
Their support for Trump is not infinite? gratuitous Jun 2019 #6
"I knew he was a mother-fucker, MurrayDelph Jun 2019 #7
I suspect that South Dakota is not the only state negatively impacted by rump's unilateral ... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #8

atreides1

(16,079 posts)
2. 'Republicans aren't going to go down with the sinking Trump trade war ship.'
Thu Jun 13, 2019, 10:26 AM
Jun 2019

Republicans will burn this country to the ground if it means they keep America under white and only white control!!!

Give it a week and Rounds will be wiping the brown smudge from around his lips....and smiling as he does!!!

ooky

(8,923 posts)
4. What is the over/under on how much longer Trump waits to end his tariffs and declare victory?
Thu Jun 13, 2019, 10:40 AM
Jun 2019

3 months? 6 months? Until the week before the election?

I would say closer to the election. That will prevent time for any fact checking to come out, and we all know that he could care less about any pain he inflicts on Americans.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
5. China is playing the long game.
Thu Jun 13, 2019, 11:19 AM
Jun 2019

My guess is,someone in the Rethug Party is going to offer a Olive Branch to Xi,and then offer Cereal Grains at give away prices in order to bail out the Big Grain Traders.

Just so folks here at home understand something. Our Neice's Son Teach's English to pre and early School Children of Corporate Exec's in China. Things are getting dicey for Americans working in China,the Harassment level has been amping up since the Tariff has amped up here. The Canadian's working in China are being harassed even more over Tariff's.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
6. Their support for Trump is not infinite?
Thu Jun 13, 2019, 11:40 AM
Jun 2019

As long as it holds up until tomorrow, Trump's fine with that each and every day. You don't mind seeing all these small farms go under as long as Trump keeps promising that he'll "win" the trade wars, right? He doesn't have to actually "win" (whatever the hell that means), just promise he's going to win. That's good enough for Sen. Rounds and his constituents.

MurrayDelph

(5,294 posts)
7. "I knew he was a mother-fucker,
Thu Jun 13, 2019, 12:22 PM
Jun 2019

"but I didn't expect him to fuck my mother!"

says the member of the Mother-fucker club.

SWBTATTReg

(22,124 posts)
8. I suspect that South Dakota is not the only state negatively impacted by rump's unilateral ...
Thu Jun 13, 2019, 01:48 PM
Jun 2019

actions in so called dealing w/ China and others on their trade policies. But in the meantime, crops stored are rotting away, emergency funds for the farmers are not near enough to compensate these farmers and guess who is bearing the cost of all of this? All of us. Tariffs on other products too, are causing hardships for many factories and other industries so farmers' pain is just the tip of the iceberg.

Just watch too, with the pending 2020 elections coming up...rump is going to claim a non-existent victory too.

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