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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg

Trump offers $12 billion taxpayer bailout for farmers harmed by his tariff policies

President Donald Trump has announced a $12 billion program that will see the Department of Agriculture dole out as much as $12 billion in taxpayer funds to bail out American farmers who have been hit hard by low crop prices and decreased demand for their products as a result of the president’s tariff policies.

Trump unveiled the program on Monday during a roundtable event at the White House alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.

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