Trump says U.S. farmers to get $15 billion in aid amid China trade war
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(Worthy News) – President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration was planning to provide about $15 billion in aid to help U.S. farmers whose products may be targeted with tariffs by China in a deepening trade war.
“We’re going to take the highest year, the biggest purchase that China has ever made with our farmers, which is about $15 billion, and do something reciprocal to our farmers so our farmers can do well,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
He did not provide more details on what kind of an aid package it would be. [ Source: Reuters (Read More…) ]
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