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Trump-Friendly Idaho Doesn't Put America First
The top-performing economy among U.S. states relies heavily on international trade.
Not just a potato state.
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Idaho has fewer people than Houston, still grows the most potatoes, and outperforms all 49 other states with a 21st-century economy that shows that the U.S. does best when it puts the world first.
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