(Gray News/AP) - President Donald Trump, while facing criticism over his proposal to purchase beef from Argentina, suggested U.S. cattle ranchers need to work harder to get the price of beef down for consumers.

“The Cattle Ranchers, who I love, don’t understand that the only reason they are doing so well, for the first time in decades, is because I put Tariffs on cattle coming into the United States, including a 50% Tariff on Brazil,” Trump posted Wednesday afternoon on Truth Social, his social media site. “If it weren’t for me, they would be doing just as they’ve done for the past 20 years — Terrible!”

Trump added that “it would be nice if they would understand that,” but acknowledged that ranchers have to get the price of beef down.

This comes just days after Trump made comments about

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