US EditionTrump's Argentina Beef Import Plan Draws Rancher Fury
Trump's plan to import Argentine beef aims to reduce U.S. prices amid drought and pests but faces strong opposition from American ranchers concerned about domestic market impacts.
- President Trump has announced plans to import beef from Argentina to lower prices in the United States, sparking backlash from American cattle ranchers.
- The move comes as the Trump administration has provided a $20 billion bailout to Argentina, drawing criticism from some Americans who believe the funds should have been used domestically.
- Cattle ranchers and some Republican lawmakers have criticized the beef import plan and bailout as a betrayal of American interests.
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By Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN Todd Armstrong, the owner of a 200-year-old family cattle and crop farm in Indiana, voted for President Donald Trump in 2024, but now feels abandoned by the president for suggesting a deal for the United States to buy beef from Argentina. “What frustrates me about this whole movement is that President Trump ran on an ‘America First’ platform. I don’t see anything in this that puts America first,” Armstrong told…
Gorka to Newsmax: Trump’s Argentine Beef Plan ‘Utterly MAGA’
Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, told Newsmax on Wednesday that Trump's plan to purchase Argentine beef for U.S. markets reflects a strategic, America-first vision aimed at strengthening hemispheric stability — not outsourcing American agriculture. Gorka told "Rob Schmitt Tonight" the administration's decision to begin importing select quantities of Argentine beef supports a broader Monroe Doctrine-style approach that…
U.S. ranchers push back on Trump’s Argentina beef deal
Farmers, ranchers and cattle producers are opposing President Trump’s plan to buy more beef from Argentina. Prices have jumped nearly 14% over the past year, and many cattle ranchers and farmers’ groups are concerned the move will come at their expense. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Buck Wehrbein, president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.
Big beef: GOP pushback grows over Trump’s call to buy beef from Argentina
By Annie Grayer, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Todd Armstrong, the owner of a 200-year-old family cattle and crops farm in Indiana, voted for President Donald Trump in 2024 but feels abandoned by the president now for suggesting a deal for the US to buy beef from Argentina. “What frustrates me about this whole move is President Trump ran on an ‘America First’ program. I don’t see anything in this that puts America first,” Armstrong told CNN. “It’s hypo…
Iowa Capital Dispatch
USDA announces plan to ‘strengthen’ beef industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture rolled out a new plan to help the cattle industry and lower beef prices. (Photo by Preston Keres/USDA)The U.S. Department of Agriculture rolled out a plan Wednesday to help “strengthen” the cattle industry and lower consumer prices for beef. The plan comes three weeks into the government shutdown and shortly after a proposal from President Donald Trump to import beef from Argentina to lower prices, which was o…
Trump Hits Cattle Ranchers amid Backlash over Argentine Beef Purchases
by Ben Whedon President Donald Trump took aim at cattle ranchers amid industry backlash to his plan to purchase beef from Argentina to stabilize that industry and lower costs for Americans. “The Cattle Ranchers, who I love, don’t understand that the only reason they are doing so well, for the first time in decades, is because I put Tariffs on cattle coming into the United States, including a 50% Tariff on Brazil,” he posted on Truth Social. “I…
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