Trump Vows Farmers Will Be ‘Better Off’ Because of Trade Fight

  • Asserts China targets farmers because of their Trump support
  • President promises farmers that he will ‘make it up to them’

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

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President Donald Trump promised U.S. farmers that they will emerge from a trade dispute with China better off despite threats from Beijing to impose tariffs targeting American agricultural products.

“There’ll be a little work to be done, but the farmers will be better off than they ever were,” Trump told reporters Monday during a cabinet meeting at the White House.