Rep. Bacon says farmers 'already seeing an impact from tariffs,' calls for opening trade

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

05/04/25 12:24 PM ET


Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said farmers in his state and across the Midwest are “already seeing” the impacts of President Trump’s tariffs and called for the country to open agricultural trade with other countries to support the industry.

Bacon joined NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” where host Blake Burman asked him about agricultural workers and how they are handling tariff impacts slowing trade.

“Well, the [agriculture] community is very worried. If you talk to the Farm Bureau, the cattlemen … some of our biggest meat producers here are for beef, they’re already getting their markets shut off,” Bacon said.

“We’re already seeing an impact on our exports in Nebraska, where we’ve lost market access in Europe primarily … particularly with our beef and popcorn and things like that,” he continued. “So, we are going into a recession in the Midwest farm community.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5281701-bacon-farmers-impact-from-tariffs-trade/

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Not going to happen. The Genius of the Stable has boxed himself into a corner. Subsidies won't fully compensate

Expect farm bankruptcies and expect the elites in his cabinet and their ilk to swoop in and buy up farmland cheap.

Reap what you sow never applied more to anyone than to maga farmers. Stupid people greatly prefer simple ideas over complex reality.

[underpants]

2. They should be happy with two dolls and five pencils. Trump has other plans

Big flag poles and a ballroom at the White House. He says he’s paying for those. 🙄 Oh and there’s the parade…..he ain’t even pretending that he’s paying for that.

[Scrivener7]

3. Welp.

Seems like Nebraska made a mistake then.

[otchmoson]

4. And what are you doing?

So, Congressman Bacon--besides gearing up for the next election, how have you voted . . . or introduced needed legislation . . . to benefit your CONSTITUENTS (not just your donors)?

[BumRushDaShow]

5. He's probably done at the end of this term

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon considers retirement, a Nebraska lawmaker interested in running for his seat

(which is probably why he has suddenly appeared out of obscurity to "fight back" )