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Kentucky Farmer Urges Trump to End China Trade War

4/11/2025

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Kentucky soybean farmer Caleb Ragland passionately called on President Trump to resolve the trade war with China, highlighting the devastating toll of rising tariffs on American farmers. While Trump offered a temporary 90-day tariff pause for some nations, he kept high tariffs on Chinese imports, threatening to deepen the crisis for U.S. agriculture and drive up consumer costs.

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Kentucky soybean farmer Caleb Ragland passionately called on President Trump to resolve the trade war with China, highlighting the devastating toll of rising tariffs on American farmers. While Trump offered a temporary 90-day tariff pause for some nations, he kept high tariffs on Chinese imports, threatening to deepen the crisis for U.S. agriculture and drive up consumer costs.