One of my favorite lines about farmers is that they attribute success to themselves and to God, and failure to the government. It appears, however, that they have carved out an exception for Donald Trump. His trade wars are costing them dearly, but most of them still believe in him, as evidenced by the results of the 2018 election. And why not: who wouldn’t vote for Cyrus the Great?
So how long will this last? No one really knows, because Trump oscillates between pandering to his base and sticking it to the Chinese. In all likelihood, however, the effects of the trade war will be felt by American farmers long after Trump calls a cease-fire.
At least they’ll have Gorsuch and Kavanaugh. They may not pay the bills, but they count for something.