In a post on his social media network Truth Social, President Donald Trump said U.S. cattle ranchers who have strongly opposed his stated desire to import more beef from Argentina “don’t understand that the only reason they are doing so well, for the first time in decades,” is because of his tariff and agricultural policies.

“If it weren’t for me, they would be doing just as they’ve done for the past 20 years — Terrible!” Trump wrote Wednesday afternoon. “It would be nice if they would understand that, but they also have to get their prices down, because the consumer is a very big factor in my thinking, also!

“In addition to everything else, Tariffs on other Countries SAVED our Cattle Ranchers!” he added in a separate post .

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