Travis Zook, an Indiana farmer, embodies the conflicting views of rural voters on Trump. While he supported Trump's presidency, he criticizes the negative repercussions of the 2018 trade war, which resulted in $27 billion in losses for farmers. Although he welcomed financial aid during that period, Zook expresses discomfort with government handouts. He voices concerns over current challenges, including avian flu and potential tariffs affecting corn and soy exports. The looming threat of reduced migrant labor due to immigration policies also adds to his worries about the agricultural sector's stability.
I still think some of the stuff is maybe the right move for our country, but maybe not the way he's doing it.
The markets definitely went down last time... it ended up costing farmers an estimated $27 billion in lost agricultural exports.
There's a lot of things stacked against us right now, you know, bird flu is a scare right now.
If we all of a sudden kill billions of chickens, there's a big consumer of corn that's not going to be there.
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