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2023-07-01 22:33:02 UTC - HELPFUL
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The Trump administration gave $28 billion to farmers that were harmed by the administration’s trade policies. https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2020/01/21/trump-tariff-aid-to-farmers-cost-more-than-us-nuclear-forces/?sh=380a5ff96c50 After a series of tariff increases on Chinese imports, China retaliated and as a result, U.S. exports, particularly of agricultural goods, dropped significantly. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/tariff-trade-barrier-basics.asp
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