President Trump touted his trade policies during his speech to Congress on March 5.
Putting America first will help farmers, he said.
“Our new trade policy will also be great for the American farmer,” he told Congress. “I love the farmer, who will now be selling into our home market, the USA, because nobody is gonna be able to compete with you.”
The president’s speech on Tuesday came on the same day tariffs went into effect on goods coming in from China, Mexico, and Canada.
On March 3, the president told the ag industry that tariffs on “external product” would be effective in the beginning of April.
President Trump doubled down on that promise during his speech to members of Congress.