Clueless In The White House

NY Times: Trump Has No Idea What His Tariffs Have Unleashed for Farmers - His trade war will hurt business at a time when the rural population is aging, and it will probably hollow out farm communities. By Robert Leonard - Mr. Leonard is the news director for the radio stations KNIA and KRLS.

The president is here to trumpet a $12 billion plan to aid American farmers. Why do they need aid? For Iowans, it’s because 33 percent of our economy is tied, directly or indirectly, to agriculture, and Mr. Trump recklessly opened trade wars that will hit “Trump country” — rural America — hardest and that have already brought an avalanche of losses. Indeed, the impact of his tariffs will probably be felt by family farms and the area for generations.