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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Patrick Whittle

Trump tried to make an ally out of fishermen. Some have started to turn on him

Trump Off The Hook - (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)

John Evich, a commercial fisherman in Washington and Alaska, has voted for President Donald Trump three times, viewing him as someone who would fight for his industry.

But these days, Evich is weary of the high cost of doing business at sea, with fuel prices rising and trade hostilities with Canada jeopardizing markets for the crabs that he pulls off the ocean floor.

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