(October 26, 2025 at 1:07 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: To follow up on that last post, Trump's already irritating his followers with other issues as well:
Quote:President Trump is breaking from his “America First” trade agenda and feuding with some of his most loyal supporters in a fight over U.S. beef prices.
Trump has centered his economic agenda around reducing the U.S.’s reliance on cheaper foreign products and boosting domestic production of goods and food.
But the president’s plan to boost imports of Argentinian beef while urging American suppliers to lower their prices marks a sharp departure from his platform.
The dispute is threatening Trump’s long-standing support from agriculture groups and workers, who stood by the president during his first term despite the backlash they faced from his trade agenda.
“I have no idea who is telling our great president — our ‘America First’ president — that this is a good idea,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a staunch Trump ally, in an appearance on The Tucker Carlson show this week. “Because, honestly, it’s a punch in the gut to all of our American cattle ranchers, and they are furious and rightfully so.”
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“We love you and support you — but your suggestion to buy beef from Argentina to stabilize beef prices would be an absolute betrayal to the American cattle rancher,” Wyoming-based Meriwether Farms wrote in a post on X, addressing Trump.
https://thehill.com/business/5572249-arg...ntroversy/
Lukewarm support may translate into lower GOP turnout in 2026, perhaps.
Given all of the above, I think the Trump Bubble may burst sooner rather than later.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
