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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Akshay Puri

Fisherman Who Voted for Trump Three Times Says He'd Switch as Costs and Canada Trade Fight Squeeze Industry

Trump’s fishing industry support tested by rising operating costs, Canada trade disputes and proposed federal fisheries budget cuts ahead of midterms (Credit: Carla Stanley / Wikimedia Commons)

John Evich voted for Donald Trump three times, believing he would stand up for America's fishing industry. But rising diesel prices and trade tensions with Canada are putting pressure on commercial fishing businesses, leaving the Washington and Alaska fisherman open to supporting another candidate.

'If somebody came along that was going to do a better job, I would vote for them in a heartbeat,' Evich told the Associated Press in a report published earlier this month.

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