Amidst the escalation of trade war jumpstarted by his tariffs, President Donald Trump has announced a massive $28 billion package in subsidies aimed at supporting American farmers caught in the crossfire.
“Our farmers are GREAT, but because of their GREATNESS, they are always put on the front line,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, defending the decision. “I rewarded our farmers with a payment of $28 billion dollars, all through the China deal. It was a great transaction for the USA, until Crooked Joe Biden came in and didn’t enforce it.”
The subsidy package—meant to cushion grain producers and rural economies from the impact of tariffs and lost export sales—has reignited criticism over the effectiveness and cost of Trump’s trade strategy. In his message, Trump claimed that during his administration, China had “behaved,” fulfilling much of the agreed-upon agricultural purchases. However, he asserted that under President Joe Biden, China “largely reneged” on the Phase One trade agreement and “had ZERO respect” for the administration.
Trump’s return to large-scale farm subsidies is raising concerns not only among fiscal conservatives but also among economists and voters frustrated by the cycle of economic self-harm and public bailouts.
Critics argue that the cost of these subsidy programs often surpasses the revenues brought in by the tariffs themselves.
The new round of subsidies comes amid reports that China has also backed out of a previously committed aircraft deal with Boeing, further underlining the fragile state of US-China relations.
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