{"id":257,"date":"2026-06-05T21:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naftimes.com\/?p=257"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:37:37","slug":"trump-makes-pitch-to-farmers-hard-hit-by-tariffs-high-prices-in-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naftimes.com\/?p=257","title":{"rendered":"Trump makes pitch to farmers hard-hit by tariffs, high prices in Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"

United States President Donald Trump has sought to reassure farmers hard-hit by tariffs and the\u00a0economic fallout\u00a0of the US-Israeli war with Iran during a visit to Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

The stop in Chippewa Falls on Friday for a farming roundtable comes months before the midterm elections in November. Trump was seeking to bolster support for Republican US Representative Derrick Van Orden, who has been targeted by Democrats hoping to take control of the chamber.<\/p>\n

Van Orden has closely aligned with Trump and has long espoused the president as the best leader for rural Americans. Democrat challenger Rebecca Cook has proven a strong fundraiser and has led Van Orden in recent polls.<\/p>\n

Democrats are considered favourites to take control of the US House of Representatives, currently controlled by Republicans, in the midterms.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the place,\u201d Trump said, referring to Wisconsin, \u201cand hopefully you\u2019re going to be voting Republican, because frankly, Republican is \u2013 I call it the sane way to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Success for Democrats would allow the party to seriously restrict Trump\u2019s agenda in the final two years of his term.<\/p>\n

The Wisconsin visit was also more broadly aimed at shoring up support among farmers, who had largely backed the president in his 2024 election bid.<\/p>\n

Farmers have been particularly\u00a0hard-hit\u00a0by Trump\u2019s aggressive tariff policies, with many countries limiting imports of US products, notably soybeans, in response.\u00a0The tariffs have also made importing items needed for daily operations more expensive.<\/p>\n

The administration has sought to offset the fallout with\u00a0temporary aid packages\u00a0for farmers.<\/p>\n

At the same time,\u00a0fertiliser costs have surged since the US and Israel launched the war with Iran on February 28, with the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz increasing prices of several key components, including urea.<\/p>\n

An April survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation found that 70 percent of farmers in the US reported they cannot afford all of their fertiliser needs.<\/p>\n

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The average gas price of $4.04 per \u2060gallon of petrol this week was also $1.08 higher than a year ago, according to the American Automobile Association.<\/p>\n

Trump assured those gathered that the administration had \u201clargely finished\u201d the war \u201cone way or the other\u201d.<\/p>\n

He vowed fertiliser and gas prices would come \u201cway down\u201d.<\/p>\n

The visit comes as several polls have shown Trump\u2019s overall approval rating hovering at all-time lows, about or under 40 percent.<\/p>\n

His approval was lower on specific issues, with a Marquette Law School poll conducted from May 20-26 finding just 19 percent of respondents approved of Trump\u2019s handling of gas prices. Only 22 percent approved of his handling of inflation and cost of living.<\/p>\n

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Several top Republicans have also warned that several of Trump\u2019s recent actions could risk alienating voters concerned about the economy.<\/p>\n

That included a $1.8bn \u201canti-weaponisation fund\u201d launched by the Department of Justice to repay individuals, including Trump supporters, who allege they were victims of political prosecutions.<\/p>\n

The Department of Justice has since abandoned the plan.<\/p>\n

Trump has also requested $1bn in funding for security for his controversial White House ballroom, despite earlier saying that taxpayers would not have to foot the bill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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