President Donald Trump’s proposed bailout of Argentina’s troubled economy is running into unexpected opposition — American farmers who voted for Trump, and the elected Republican officials who represent them.
“Powerful agriculture groups” are “sounding alarms” about the $20 billion aid package, said Politico . That's because China has started buying soybeans from Argentina instead of American farmers in the wake of Trump’s trade wars . “Why would USA help bail out Argentina while they take American soybean producers’ biggest market???” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Thursday on X. Trump allies are selling the deal as an “America First move.” U.S. firms “are going to do extremely well in Argentina,” said Barry Bennett, a lobbyist and former Trump administration official.
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