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TOUTED TARIFFS, HIS TOUTED TARIFFS, HIS ADMINISTRATION TOUTED TARIFFS, HIS ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED AID TO ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED AID TO FARMERS WHO HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AID TO FARMERS WHO HAVE BEEN HURT BY THE TRADE FARMERS WHO HAVE BEEN HURT BY THE TRADE POLICIES. HURT BY THE TRADE POLICIES. >> Reporter: BEFORE POLICIES. >> Reporter: BEFORE DOUG FARMED THIS LAND >> Reporter: BEFORE DOUG FARMED THIS LAND IN EASTERN NEBRASKA, DOUG FARMED THIS LAND IN EASTERN NEBRASKA, HIS DAD DID AND HIS IN EASTERN NEBRASKA, HIS DAD DID AND HIS DAD BEFORE THAT. HIS DAD DID AND HIS DAD BEFORE THAT.

THESE DAYS, IT’S DAD BEFORE THAT. THESE DAYS, IT’S TOUGHER TO TURN A THESE DAYS, IT’S TOUGHER TO TURN A PROFIT. TOUGHER TO TURN A PROFIT. >> WE NEED THESE PROFIT. >> WE NEED THESE TARIFFS TO END SOONER >> WE NEED THESE TARIFFS TO END SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

TARIFFS TO END SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. >> Reporter: THOSE RATHER THAN LATER. >> Reporter: THOSE TARIFFS PUT IN PLACE >> Reporter: THOSE TARIFFS PUT IN PLACE BY PRESIDENT TRUMP TARIFFS PUT IN PLACE BY PRESIDENT TRUMP TRIGGERED A TRADE WAR. BY PRESIDENT TRUMP TRIGGERED A TRADE WAR. >> THE LONGER THIS TRIGGERED A TRADE WAR.

>> THE LONGER THIS GOES ON IT MAKES IT >> THE LONGER THIS GOES ON IT MAKES IT MUCH HARDER FOR US. GOES ON IT MAKES IT MUCH HARDER FOR US. COSTS ON OUR END SEEM MUCH HARDER FOR US. COSTS ON OUR END SEEM TO BE GOING UP ALL THE COSTS ON OUR END SEEM TO BE GOING UP ALL THE TIME. TO BE GOING UP ALL THE TIME.

>> Reporter: FARMERS TIME. >> Reporter: FARMERS LIKE THIS PRODUCERS OF >> Reporter: FARMERS LIKE THIS PRODUCERS OF SOYBEAN, DAIRY AND LIKE THIS PRODUCERS OF SOYBEAN, DAIRY AND COTTON AND MORE SOYBEAN, DAIRY AND COTTON AND MORE GETTING AN ASSIST FROM COTTON AND MORE GETTING AN ASSIST FROM THE TRUMP GETTING AN ASSIST FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AS THEY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AS THEY HELP PEOPLE HIS OWN ADMINISTRATION AS THEY HELP PEOPLE HIS OWN POLICIES HURT.

HELP PEOPLE HIS OWN POLICIES HURT. A NEW $12 BILLION POLICIES HURT. A NEW $12 BILLION PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO A NEW $12 BILLION PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO LAUNCH TO HELP WITH PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO LAUNCH TO HELP WITH $11 BILLION OF ONE LAUNCH TO HELP WITH $11 BILLION OF ONE TIME LOSSES FARMERS $11 BILLION OF ONE TIME LOSSES FARMERS FACE TO TIDE FARMERS TIME LOSSES FARMERS FACE TO TIDE FARMERS OVER UNTIL THE U.

S. FACE TO TIDE FARMERS OVER UNTIL THE U.S. CAN NEGOTIATE BETTER OVER UNTIL THE U.S.

CAN NEGOTIATE BETTER TRADE DEALS WITH OTHER CAN NEGOTIATE BETTER TRADE DEALS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES. TRADE DEALS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES. THE PRESIDENT TWEETING COUNTRIES. THE PRESIDENT TWEETING TODAY, TARIFFS ARE THE THE PRESIDENT TWEETING TODAY, TARIFFS ARE THE GREATEST AND INSISTS TODAY, TARIFFS ARE THE GREATEST AND INSISTS ANY SHORT TERM GAIN GREATEST AND INSISTS ANY SHORT TERM GAIN WILL BE LONG TERM ANY SHORT TERM GAIN WILL BE LONG TERM GAIN. WILL BE LONG TERM GAIN.

>> THE FARMERS WILL BE GAIN. >> THE FARMERS WILL BE THE BIGGEST >> THE FARMERS WILL BE THE BIGGEST BENEFICIARY. THE BIGGEST BENEFICIARY.

YOU WATCH, WE’LL OPEN BENEFICIARY. YOU WATCH, WE’LL OPEN UP MARKETS.

YOU WATCH, WE’LL OPEN UP MARKETS. BE A LITTLE PATIENCE. UP MARKETS. BE A LITTLE PATIENCE. >> Reporter: PATIENCE BE A LITTLE PATIENCE.

>> Reporter: PATIENCE IS RUNNING THIN AT THE >> Reporter: PATIENCE IS RUNNING THIN AT THE CAPITOL WHERE IS RUNNING THIN AT THE CAPITOL WHERE REPUBLICANS FROM HARD CAPITOL WHERE REPUBLICANS FROM HARD HIT STATES ARE NOT REPUBLICANS FROM HARD HIT STATES ARE NOT HAPPY AND NOT HATING HIT STATES ARE NOT HAPPY AND NOT HATING IT. HAPPY AND NOT HATING IT. >> GIVE ME TRADE, NOT IT. >> GIVE ME TRADE, NOT AID. >> GIVE ME TRADE, NOT AID.

WE SPENT DECADES AID.

WE SPENT DECADES DEVELOPING THESE WE SPENT DECADES DEVELOPING THESE MARKETS. DEVELOPING THESE MARKETS. LET US HAVE ACCESS TO MARKETS. LET US HAVE ACCESS TO THEM.

LET US HAVE ACCESS TO THEM. END THE TRADE WAR NOW. THEM. END THE TRADE WAR NOW. >> I’VE SAID MANY END THE TRADE WAR NOW.

>> I’VE SAID MANY TIMES THE BEST WAY TO >> I’VE SAID MANY TIMES THE BEST WAY TO WIN A TRADE WAR IS TIMES THE BEST WAY TO WIN A TRADE WAR IS DON’T FIGHT THE THING.

WIN A TRADE WAR IS DON’T FIGHT THE THING. >> WHEN YOU CHOOSE A DON’T FIGHT THE THING. >> WHEN YOU CHOOSE A WAR OF CHOICE, WHICH >> WHEN YOU CHOOSE A WAR OF CHOICE, WHICH IS WHAT THIS TRADE WAR WAR OF CHOICE, WHICH IS WHAT THIS TRADE WAR IS AND THEN YOU SAY IS WHAT THIS TRADE WAR IS AND THEN YOU SAY AFTERWARDS, LET’S JUST IS AND THEN YOU SAY AFTERWARDS, LET’S JUST SOLVE IT BY BUYING AFTERWARDS, LET’S JUST SOLVE IT BY BUYING PEOPLE GOLD PLATED SOLVE IT BY BUYING PEOPLE GOLD PLATED CRUTCHES, FARMERS AND PEOPLE GOLD PLATED CRUTCHES, FARMERS AND RANCHERS OF AMERICA, CRUTCHES, FARMERS AND RANCHERS OF AMERICA, THEY DON’T WANT RANCHERS OF AMERICA, THEY DON’T WANT CRUTCH, THEY WANT THEY DON’T WANT CRUTCH, THEY WANT WORK.

CRUTCH, THEY WANT WORK.

>> Reporter: AS FOR WORK. >> Reporter: AS FOR HOW FARMERS OR RAMPERS >> Reporter: AS FOR HOW FARMERS OR RAMPERS RANCHERS APPLY OR HOW FARMERS OR RAMPERS RANCHERS APPLY OR RECEIVE THIS MONEY RANCHERS APPLY OR RECEIVE THIS MONEY IT’S BEING WORKED OUT. RECEIVE THIS MONEY IT’S BEING WORKED OUT. >> I KNOW THE ATTORNEY IT’S BEING WORKED OUT. >> I KNOW THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MADE NEWS.

>> I KNOW THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MADE NEWS. >> Reporter: JEFF GENERAL MADE NEWS. >> Reporter: JEFF SESSIONS IN THIS >> Reporter: JEFF SESSIONS IN THIS SPEECH IN FRONT OF SESSIONS IN THIS SPEECH IN FRONT OF CONSERVATIVE HIGH SPEECH IN FRONT OF CONSERVATIVE HIGH SCHOOLERS.

CONSERVATIVE HIGH SCHOOLERS. [ SHOUTING ].

SCHOOLERS. [ SHOUTING ]. >> I HEARD THAT A LONG [ SHOUTING ]. >> I HEARD THAT A LONG TIME OVER THE LAST >> I HEARD THAT A LONG TIME OVER THE LAST CAMPAIGN. TIME OVER THE LAST CAMPAIGN.

>> Reporter: THAT IS CAMPAIGN. >> Reporter: THAT IS THE TOP LAW >> Reporter: THAT IS THE TOP LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL THE TOP LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN THE COUNTRY ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN THE COUNTRY OFFICIAL APPEARING TO IN THE COUNTRY OFFICIAL APPEARING TO BE AMUSED BY THAT.