Trump insiders facing 'a looming political vulnerability' as GOP 'backlash' grows: report

Where once it was the price of eggs, now it is the high cost of beef that is bedeviling President Donald Trump's administration, which came into office boasting it would drive down food prices.

According to a report from Politico’s Myah Ward and Grace Yarrow, the White House is dealing with fallout not just from consumers, but also “farm-state Republicans and agriculture industry groups” who are objecting to Trump's marketplace meddling involving beef from Argentina.

Politico is reporting Trump insiders admit they are dealing with a “looming political vulnerability” because of promises made during the election run-up, with the report adding, “10 months in, Trump and his top aides are scrambling to keep the campaign pledge, calculating that in the short-term it’s worth antagonizing ranchers, a loyal GOP constituency that benefits from elevated beef prices, if they can bring down costs for consumers.”

According to one White House insider, “It’s kind of like eggs, part two.”

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The issue has only been aggravated after the president took to Truth Social to complain about cattle ranchers, where he wrote, “The Cattle Ranchers, who I love, don’t understand that the only reason they are doing so well, for the first time in decades, is because I put Tariffs on cattle coming into the United States, including a 50% Tariff on Brazil. If it weren’t for me, they would be doing just as they’ve done for the past 20 years — Terrible!”

That led to a rare rebuke from a Republican, with Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) saying, “If the goal is addressing beef prices at the grocery store, this isn’t the way.”

"Anger over the increased imports comes amid broader discontent with a $20 billion bailout (which may double) for Argentina, even as its farmers undercut the U.S. soybean market,” the Politic report added. “China has stopped its purchase of American soybeans, hurting struggling U.S. producers, a result of the trade war between the two countries. And for U.S. farmers reeling from challenges plaguing the industry, the president’s promised bailout is running out of time.“

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