I'm a Soybean Farmer Who Voted for Trump. I'm Begging the President to End the Trade War.

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69. Did Farmer Ragland read the links he used to support his claim that it's all Joe Biden's fault?

Back in 2018, President Trump negotiated a trade deal with China that would have been very good for our farmers. We had one problem, though, that derailed its effectiveness: Joe Biden. The Phase One deal went into effect in 2020, but when Trump lost the election, President Biden refused to enforce it.

https://www.thefp.com/p/im-a-soybean-farmer-who-voted-for

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From his link in support of the claim that it's all Joe Biden's fault:

China promised Trump a better deal for America; it didn't actually deliver

Chad Bown has been following the trade war closely. He's a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and co-host of the Trade Talks podcast. He says that, from the beginning, the Phase One trade deal was pretty weird.

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Last week, the Biden Administration made clear it was not happy with Beijing failing to buy the boatloads of American-made stuff they promised they'd buy in the Phase One deal.

As an anonymous U.S. official told Reuters: "Because we inherited this deal, we engaged the (People's Republic of China) on its purchase commitment shortfalls, both to fight for U.S. farmers, ranchers and manufacturers, and give China the opportunity to follow through on its commitments. But our patience is wearing thin," the official said. This official urged China to take "concrete actions" to fulfill its promise.

President Biden has, for the most part, continued Trump's trade policy towards China. That's despite growing evidence that the policy has harmed the U.S. economy, while also not doing a whole lot to damage China's economy or change China's behavior.

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022/02/15/1079761270/china-promised-trump-a-better-deal-for-america-it-didnt-actually-deliver

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Farmer Ragland voted for chaos and the concomitant economic hardship, and now he's getting exactly what he thought would be fine if it happened to other people. Enjoy!

It's pretty ironic that a farmer doesn't understand the concept that you reap what you sow.