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Miles Archer

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Fri Dec 6, 2019, 09:03 AM Dec 2019

PA dairy farmer says that Trump is "sort of back-stabbing the main people who got him into office" [View all]



In the clip, introduced by “New Day” host John Berman, correspondent Vanessa Yurkevich began, “Farmers have had a tough couple of years between bad weather and this trade war that has persisted. Nationally, farm bankruptcies are up 20 percent in just the last year and, here, dairy farms in Pennsylvania are dwindling. We spoke to some farmers who supported the president but say they’re rethinking their vote for 2020.”

Introducing dairy owner Bill Boyd of Mount Bethel, she asked, “Is the dairy business profitable?”

“Just like everything else in agriculture right now, barely profitable,” he replied.

“I think he’s sort of back-stabbing the main people who got him into office in the Midwest, all those midwest states helped to vote him in and also Pennsylvania,” Boyd explained. “He just left us out.”

Despite that, when asked if he would vote for Trump in 2020, Boyd conceded, “Unless they come up with a better alternative, I’m going to vote for him again.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/12/trump-voting-farmer-pounds-president-on-cnn-over-his-back-stabbing-tariffs-he-just-left-us-out/
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Not sort of, he is back stabbing them. dewsgirl Dec 2019 #1
I am glad I read your post, I was about to say the same exact thing. Perseus Dec 2019 #42
I know, it makes me crazy.🙄 dewsgirl Dec 2019 #44
My first thought also. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #50
+1000 dewsgirl Dec 2019 #52
He's also twisting the knife. Repeatedly. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #51
From the bowels of the worst of NY StClone Dec 2019 #68
+1! eom BlueMTexpat Dec 2019 #60
He's front stabbing them, in broad daylight, with cameras rolling, and they will ask for more. Midnight Writer Dec 2019 #61
It is beyond ridiculous. dewsgirl Dec 2019 #63
His farm is barely profitable. He feels left out. And he's going to vote for trump again. Cousin Dupree Dec 2019 #2
Crocodile tears in many cases... getagrip_already Dec 2019 #33
while yes that is the trend, your conclusion is not accurate Kali Dec 2019 #48
Single family farm is meaningless.... getagrip_already Dec 2019 #55
that's true Kali Dec 2019 #62
I was focussing more on dairy farms getagrip_already Dec 2019 #67
But..."I'm going to vote for him again" JDC Dec 2019 #3
Uh huh gratuitous Dec 2019 #16
I hear the "elites are making fun of us" thing a lot here in Oklahoma. redstatebluegirl Dec 2019 #78
I'm going to keep trying gratuitous Dec 2019 #81
You absolutely can't fix stupid. bearsfootball516 Dec 2019 #70
Trump has caused me pain, so I am going to vote for him again The Genealogist Dec 2019 #71
Farmer Dude... you are a frog lapfog_1 Dec 2019 #4
Farmer dude IS a frog SlogginThroughIt Dec 2019 #19
Oddly though, these guys didn't listen to Chump in 2016 FakeNoose Dec 2019 #5
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2019 #6
A cockroach would be a better alternative to Rump, Bill. Mc Mike Dec 2019 #7
If he's voting for the guy who is destroying his industry again Bettie Dec 2019 #8
There you go. dchill Dec 2019 #57
I'm a little frustrated with people who Bettie Dec 2019 #65
"Anything is better than a librul!" dchill Dec 2019 #69
So true - I see that in my small town womanofthehills Dec 2019 #73
I agree completely. smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #74
But, I bet you struggle with that feeling Bettie Dec 2019 #77
Yes, I do. When I see them being interviewed, I feel compassion forTh them. smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #83
Ya think?? But hey, keep on voting for this charlatan. If there's one satisfaction I will Nay Dec 2019 #9
Very slow learner. He only had 40 years to learn that. Hortensis Dec 2019 #10
Was in my local farmers coop yesterday UpInArms Dec 2019 #11
Full stop. THIS data tells the story. n/t MFGsunny Dec 2019 #49
Fuck you, Farmer Bill!!! Coventina Dec 2019 #12
How many examples like this do people need to see before they bullwinkle428 Dec 2019 #13
Trump's farm bailout has cost taxpayers more than double the auto bailout dalton99a Dec 2019 #14
And we were repaid the auto bailout. IIRC. Ilsa Dec 2019 #18
We wont' recover the funds, right, but according to the article ... mr_lebowski Dec 2019 #72
I would ask where the media is on this, but I ask that question all the fucking time. CrispyQ Dec 2019 #64
Where is the tea party? I thought they were concerned about federal spending? nt Blue_true Dec 2019 #86
What Bettie said! Alliepoo Dec 2019 #15
45 may be bad for his business but he just can't quit the racism so he will vote for him again. LonePirate Dec 2019 #17
He deserves every bad thing that's happened plus a ton more. lark Dec 2019 #20
You can't teach stupid Raftergirl Dec 2019 #21
Stupid people don't know they are stupid. Doitnow Dec 2019 #36
He's sort of backstabbing me but I'll vote for him again?? He's stabbing you in the front DUMBASS. UniteFightBack Dec 2019 #22
Sort of? LOL! SammyWinstonJack Dec 2019 #23
Somebody needs to call the waaaaahmbulance. Aristus Dec 2019 #24
The battered spouse syndrome lunatica Dec 2019 #25
But you will still vote for him . . . Iliyah Dec 2019 #26
can't fix stupid. nt barbtries Dec 2019 #27
How is he backstabbing them? Takket Dec 2019 #28
It's like one of those stories that write themselves. phylny Dec 2019 #29
"Sort of" these yayhooz are just not the brightest bulbs bucolic_frolic Dec 2019 #30
As long as it isn't their racism that's stabbed, they're OK. NNadir Dec 2019 #31
Not only will vote for him again but Golden Raisin Dec 2019 #32
"Unless they come up with a better alternative..." AirmensMom Dec 2019 #34
..... "and then they came for me." Doitnow Dec 2019 #35
Five years after Trump is gone they'll release the statistics Baitball Blogger Dec 2019 #37
'Sort of' Bwahahahahahaaa spanone Dec 2019 #38
THIS goes way beyond STUPID! bluestarone Dec 2019 #39
I guess back-stabbing isn't all that bad. patphil Dec 2019 #40
A guy with a long track record of back-stabbing "little people" after he gets... JHB Dec 2019 #41
"Sort of"?????????? marble falls Dec 2019 #43
We warned you, but did you listen? muntrv Dec 2019 #45
He is voting for trump again Liberalhammer Dec 2019 #46
And this guy backstabbed America by voting for 45... AJT Dec 2019 #47
What do chickens expect when they vote for Col Sanders? BuffaloJackalope Dec 2019 #53
Demand for milk was trending downward long before Trump took office. Kaleva Dec 2019 #54
We told you so! Now don't come crying to us. CTyankee Dec 2019 #56
You sorry POS, you've been conned. CrispyQ Dec 2019 #58
But he'll tell you it's OK. Scalded Nun Dec 2019 #59
The very definition of a MAGAT CanonRay Dec 2019 #66
"Fool me once, shame on you," Ilsa Dec 2019 #75
Guy is full of it JustAnotherGen Dec 2019 #76
when asked if he would vote for Trump in 2020, Boyd conceded, "... I'm going to vote for him again." apnu Dec 2019 #79
Talking to farmers TheFarseer Dec 2019 #80
"I'm going to vote for him again." Just burn the farm down and get it over with, sport. Vinca Dec 2019 #82
"If I actually have to take the time to learn the name of another candidate, struggle4progress Dec 2019 #84
BOO FUCKING HOO Skittles Dec 2019 #85
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