Trump Hosts Rose Garden Dinner for Farmers as Aid Request Awaits Congress
Trump pressed Congress for $11.1 billion in farm aid as farmers faced higher costs and trade disruptions, officials said.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump hosted a Rose Garden dinner for farmers and announced a request to Congress for $11.1 billion in supplemental agricultural disaster assistance.
- High fertilizer and fuel costs stemming from the war in Iran have strained producers, while farmers also absorb ongoing financial aftershocks from the president's tariff policies.
- The $11.1 billion package allocates $10 billion for crop growers and $1.1 billion for Florida producers affected by winter storms, plus a push to codify permanent, year-round E15 ethanol sales.
- Nebraska farmer Tim Gregerson described the aid as "a small Band-Aid for a larger bleed out," arguing that systemic pressures require broader solutions than temporary payments.
- Administration officials are courting rural voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, using the dinner to highlight trade, tax and regulatory reforms as evidence of Trump's commitment to farmers.
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President Donald Trump arrives for a dinner with American farmers in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Trump had a surprise for the farmers he invited for dinner at the White House later Thursday: a request to Congress for $11.1 billion in assistance that would amount to the second bailout of the year for the beleaguered agriculture sector. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI
Trump works to appease struggling American farmers angered by the Iran war's effects
President Trump is working hard to keep farmers happy after fuel and fertilizer prices spiked by the Iran war hurt their bottom lines, even hosting a group for dinner in the Rose Garden.
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