Cory Booker@CoryBooker · Mar 4, 2025

Donald Trump has betrayed America's farmers. Because of his actions many are facing financial catastrophes. Trump…

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The thread criticizes Trump for freezing farmer funding, breaking government contracts, and abandoning agricultural support shortly after taking office, featuring testimonials from farmers across multiple states expressing frustration over financial hardship and broken commitments.

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Donald Trump has betrayed America's farmers. Because of his actions many are facing financial catastrophes. Trump froze farmer's funding, broke their contracts, and left them scrambling to make ends meet. Now they're mad. And rightfully so. See what farmers in Wisconsin, Kansas, Kentucky, and elsewhere are saying about Trump abandoning them 🧵⤵️
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A farmer in Wisconsin: "Trump very much sold farmers a false bill of sale. There was all of this talk of ‘farmers are the backbone of America’—when in reality, there are a number of things that he’s done in this very short time that have been and will continue to be detrimental for farmers.” He continued: “I don’t expect government to take care of me or to save me. But also what I don’t expect is the federal government to actively put roadblocks in the way of my success.”
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A farmer in Kansas: “Now the USDA is telling me I may not get paid and I don't understand how that's possible. If I have a contract with the government they hold me to it. I’m doing the same.”
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A farmer in Missouri: "I've already done a bunch of the work, already paid for the material and the labor, so I'm out all that cost. We are possibly going to lose our farm if [USDA] doesn't hold up their contract with us."
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A farmer in Maine: "They have said that they want to have America healthy again. The best way to do that is lower the cost of healthy food. This is only going to increase the cost."
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A farmer in Washington State: “These are commitments that the federal government has made to farmers that we’re depending on. If you want to change policy, change policy, but just don’t go and blow stuff up.”
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A farmer in Kentucky: “No one is calling me back…the silence is deafening.”
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Trump has sold out farmers. Trump begged for their vote and then attacked and betrayed them in a matter of weeks. Farms will go under, grocery prices will go up, and rural communities will suffer more. We need to stand with our farmers & reject the Trump-Musk assault on rural America.

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