Trump Makes Midterm Pitch to Farmers

Foreign Policy · Christina Lu · 2026-10-20 20:16 UTC

An $8 billion aid package aims to take the edge off the strain of the Iran war and trade chaos.

An $8 billion aid package aims to take the edge off the strain of the Iran war and trade chaos.

As U.S. voters head into the final stretch of a high-stakes midterm campaign, President Donald Trump is making his last pitch to a key constituency that has been pummeled by the economic fallout of the Iran war: American farmers.

At a rally in Kansas on Monday, Trump unveiled an $8 billion economic aid package to pacify farmers, who have for months weathered surging diesel and fertilizer prices driven by the war and disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz. The bailout will cover one-time payments for farmers and aims to shield them against market reactions and higher input costs, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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