Trump Says Tariffs May Require Adjustment Period

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In his address to Congress Tuesday, President Donald Trump said farmers may have to “bear with” him when it comes to tariffs on agricultural products, but he promises it will be worth it.

“A new trade policy will also be great for the American farmer. I love the farmer. We’ll now be selling it to our home market in the U.S.A., because nobody is going to be able to compete with you,” said Trump, doubling down on a Truth Social post he made March 3 telling farmers to “have fun” selling products inside the United States.

The president did admit it might take time to adjust. “The tariffs will go on agricultural product coming into America and our farmers starting on April 2nd, it may be a little bit of an adjustment period, we had that before when I made the deal with China, $50 billion of purchases and I said, just bear with me. And they did, they did. You really have to bear with me again and this will be even better,” said Trump. “So to our farmers, have a lot of fun. I love you, too.”

Trump to farmers in address to Congress 1:23

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