By Steve Holland
By Steve Holland
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 19 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump sought on Sunday to guarantee American farmers and ranchers hit by a protracted tariff conflict with China {that a} commerce settlement he signed with Beijing will result in main purchases of U.S. agricultural merchandise.
Trump’s remarks in Texas, a state he gained in 2016 and can want once more in November’s election, had all of the hallmarks of a political stump speech, with a slam at Democrats making an attempt to take away him via impeachment and a want he may put on a cowboy hat in Washington.
He started his remarks to the annual American Farm Bureau Federation conference in Austin by waving a replica of a Farm Journal ballot that stated he had huge help amongst farmers and ranchers.
Trump stated the preliminary commerce deal he signed with China final Wednesday could be a boon for farmers, whom he thanked for sticking with him after he twice needed to allocate multibillion-dollar bailouts for producers focused by Chinese language tariffs.
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