Trump: ‘$8 billion in aid for farmers to help cover the cost of diesel’
On the eve of the elections to renew the Chamber of Deputies and part of the Senate, the President also spoke out on the issue of immigration and lashed out at Europe
An election ploy by Donald Trump. The US President has announced a new $8 billion programme to provide temporary aid to farmers during the harvest season. The tycoon announced the ‘Harvest Fuel Relief Programme’ during a rally in Kansas in support of Republican Senator Roger Marshall, who is standing for re-election in a tight race against his Democratic opponent Adam Hamilton. He stated that the $8 billion is intended “to offset the costs of diesel during this harvest season”. “Roger Marshall is the leader who fought to make this happen,” he said. “Roger made it happen.”
The $8 billion will be made available for one-off payments to farmers, according to a statement from the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Minister Brooke Rollins said the scheme would provide “vital support to farmers facing rising costs and market disruptions”. Republicans in agricultural states have been pressing the administration to take action to tackle the problem of high diesel prices, which have been exacerbated by the war with Iran.
The tycoon also commented on the street protests that are sweeping across Europe. Trump warns that the United States will have to withdraw from Europe if it were to “succumb to the invasion” of migrants. “If they don’t get their act together soon, we’ll have no choice but to leave,” said the president during a rally in Kansas, speaking about the protests in France. The tycoon then pointed out that “when we asked Iran for help, they didn’t lend us a hand, and yet we spend so much on NATO”. “That is something we will never forget,” Trump insisted. “Left-wing politicians have brought in millions and millions of migrants from the Third World. We will not allow that to happen to our country.”
