Trump says farmers always in the middle of ‘trade war’

President Trump said farmers are on the “front line” of a trade war with China, as his administration considers possible subsidies for U.S. agricultural producers.

“Our farmers are GREAT, but because of their GREATNESS, they are always put on the Front Line with our adversaries, such as China, whenever there is a Trade negotiation or, in this case, a Trade War,” Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social post Tuesday.

He said a similar situation happened in his first term.

“China was brutal to our Farmers, I [urged] these Patriots to just hold on, and a great trade deal was made. I rewarded our farmers with a payment of $28 Billion Dollars, all through the China deal,” he said. “It was a great transaction for the USA, until Crooked Joe Biden came in and didn’t enforce it.”

Mr. Trump said China “largely reneged on the deal (although they behaved during the Trump Administration), only buying a portion of what they agreed to buy. They had ZERO respect for the Crooked Biden Administration, and who can blame them for that?”

He also commented on reports that China has stopped deliveries of Boeing jets to its airlines. Boeing aircraft are made in the U.S.

“Interestingly, they just reneged on the big Boeing deal, saying that they will ’not take possession’ of fully committed to aircraft,” he said. “The USA will PROTECT OUR FARMERS!!!”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in the briefing Tuesday that “relief is being considered” for farmers, noting that Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has spoken to Mr. Trump on this topic.