Economics
Farmers Gave Trump Their Votes. Now They’re Looking for a Return
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Farmers are looking for a sign from President Donald Trump that their issues mean as much to him as their votes do.
Trump is scheduled to speak at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual conference in Nashville on Monday, the first sitting president to address the group in 26 years. He’ll be getting a warm welcome, even though there are policies his administration is pursuing that run counter to some farm interests.