Meanwhile....https://nypost.com/2019/07/13/why-am...support-trump/
Farmers have also been one of the hardest-hit blocs of voters in Trump’s trade standoff with China, which has retaliated with tariffs on American crops.
Yet, despite a flurry of national stories warning that farmers are moving away from Trump because of his trade policies, a recent Gallup survey showed that 53 percent of rural residents approve of the job the president is doing.
That includes Molesky ( farmer ), who didn’t support Trump in 2016. Molesky says he finds himself impressed by his effectiveness. “Even though I didn’t vote for him, I’ve been very pleasantly surprised with a lot of the policies and a lot of the actions that he’s taken.”
Dwyer ( farmer ) voted for Trump and despite the uncertain climate, she says she’d vote for him again. Agriculture, she admits, has become “an easy target for retaliation. China knows that this is a big industry and commodity for the US, and so it’s an easy push button back. And it’s unfortunate. But I also don’t feel like I’m blaming the president for my situation,” she said.
Once a trade deal is worked out with China, the farmers as a whole will once again support him. Like most people, they are concerned about their livelihood. Which is understandable.