"There are probably eight farm states maybe there are ten farm states. That means 20 senators have always believed in free trade, Paul said, and they're all grumbling, and they're all like, China's not buying any of our soybeans this year!' Trump's aggressive tariff strategy has hit U.S. farmers particularly hard, with China essentially cutting off U.S. soybean purchases outright. In September 2025, Beijing imported no U.S. soybeans, marking the first time since 2018 that the figure hit zero. The tariff war with China has led to this, continued Paul on Burns' The Conversation. They don't have the guts, because it's their president, and frankly, they're afraid. They're afraid that he will do to them what he's trying to do to me. That's too bad."
"In March, he blasted Trump's tariffs as bad for America and warned that they could lead to a 1930s-style Republican wipeout. Most recently, he condemned the president's order to destroy suspected drug-running boats off the coast of Venezuela, calling it summary execution and warning that blowing up foreign ships is a recipe for chaos. Whatever happened to Senator' Rand Paul? He was never great, but he went really BAD! I got him elected, TWICE (in the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky!), but he just never votes positively for the Republican Party."
Twenty Republican senators privately oppose President Trump's trade war with China but fear political retaliation for criticizing him. Tariff measures have prompted China to largely stop buying U.S. soybeans, with Beijing importing no U.S. soybeans in September 2025, the first zero figure since 2018. U.S. farmers and farm-state senators face increased economic distress. Rand Paul has criticized the tariffs as harmful and warned of major Republican losses, and he has condemned an order to destroy suspected drug-running boats off Venezuela as summary execution. President Trump publicly attacked Rand Paul on Truth Social for not supporting the party.
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