‘Different reality’: Pro-Trump farmers react to Trump trade war

Alex Wagner shares her reporting on the impact of Trump's policies where she talked to farmers in North Carolina about Trump's tariffs. 

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[mockumentarian]

the mental gymnastics these people go through to support this man is truly olympic quality stuff.

[teamzissou]

People who make $1, 000, 000 an hour have convinced people making $25 an hour that all of their problems come from people making $7.25 an hour.

[allanguindon]

And just like that, no one is talking about Signal Gate or DOGE or Medicaid or the Associated Press being banned from the White House or the 4 Marines that returned home while trump was golfing and taking money from the Saudis.

[abudia]

Listening to them is like listening to an abused spouse justifying or explaining the abuse they're experiencing

[colorbugoriginals]

He TOLD y'all that he was going to do this. He said to your faces "I don't care about you, I only want your vote" and you cheered. Even people who call out his lies knew he meant that.

[andersbjrnsen]

As a farmer(Norwegian)Im ashamed to have colleagues overseas this dumb.

[keithcarey]

How did rural Americans put blind faith in a NYC billionaire?

[ZacharySilva-vc]

My biggest concern is how we are going to survive all these financial and political crises, especially the power struggle in the US. The government has really made things difficult for its citizens and we cannot just sit by and suffer the consequences of bad

[SW-lwmt]

US farmers voted out the people that are helping them transition to sustainable farming practices, opening new markets for their products. This was never about farming, they voted for hate and got it back in spades.

[musoangelo]

People refusing to acknowledge that they made a mistake.

[ViviNorthbell]

1. Impose tariffs. 2. Crash markets. 3. Buy
stocks cheap. 4. Suspend tariffs. 5. Profit!
...Any more questions about the motives?

[GlenB]

Zero compassion. For 9 years they were warned over and over again, and all you get back is abuse for caring. FDJT

[williamlouie]

These farmers voted for this. So enjoy!

[tonisumblin]

“I LOVE the uneducated!” And his rally crowd cheered with great enthusiasm. Because they were so honored to be called IGNORANT.

[tinahickman]

As someone who lives in rural North Carolina I am sick of these Trump supporters and their hypocrisy! Last year they were complaining about how President Biden was personally responsible for how expensive everything was and now they're saying how it's okay if things get more expensive because it's Trump doing it!

[davidpayne]

Basically, what these farmers are saying is...I don't care who else gets hurt by his disastrous policies, as long as he helps ME!!

[josephsnyder]

No mention of the migrants they've been using for the "affordable" labor so far?

[wmoule]

You reap what you sow, farmers should know this...

[smilingfox]

No bailouts for farmers. Let them feel the pain that the rest of us are feeling.

[spootnik]

This is not about trade war this is about Trump market manipulation