r/LeopardsAteMyFarm • u/DuhBraux • 3d ago

Texas Farmer Warns Trump’s Foreign Beef Push Could Cost Republicans the Midterms

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, Endorsed by Trump as a “MAGA Warrior” says President Trump's push to bring in more foreign beef is hurting US ranchers and could cost Republicans some midterm elections. Miller calls for mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef on Balance of Power.

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u/stillalone 3d ago

Farmers were like this during Trump's first term.  He didn't lose their support and he won't lose it here.

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u/jarena009 3d ago

Bingo...and 8-10 years ago, I used to feel bad for these folks, but after 3x voting for Trump, not anymore. They're only complaining because the problem/damage is affecting them (they don't care what happens to others, and want goodies for themselves too), plus they're all just going to vote Republican anyway, to their own peril.

So I'm done feeling empathy for them. Cut them off. Cut the subsidies, cut the special rural healthcare funding, cut ACA/Medicaid to deep red states etc. I want out; they don't like "socialism" anyway, so win win.

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u/Roflmancer 3d ago

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u/jarena009 3d ago

More succinctly, I don't want to help people who don't want to be helped, and who bite the hand that feeds.

As a wise woman once said "Chump don't want the help? Chump don't get the help. Jive as''s fool ain't got no brains anyhow."

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u/BigConstruction4247 3d ago

Sheeeeeiitttt.

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u/Itsmyloc-nar 3d ago

Cut me some slack jack!

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u/Outrageous-Clerk56 2d ago

It’s not about helping them, it’s about helping yourself against the people that weaponized them.

Have you heard the term divide and conquer?

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u/Suitable-Option833 3d ago

Bingo. And when you tolerate the intolerable - you end up moving society towards authoritarianism.

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u/AdGeneral5481 3d ago

Yes, there can be a distinction between a moral argument and a rational one. MAGA and morals? Please.

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u/SophieCalle 3d ago

This should have been learned by the pandemic. All those conservatives saved ravenously went after Fauci.

LET THEM GO.

They don't want to be part of the social contract, good luck.

You're on your own.

I get the empathy. I've got that too.

But they truly want this. They chose this.

Save the empathy for those who want to be part of the social contract. There's too many others who need it.

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u/Training-Growth-3916 3d ago

Their selfishness and short sightedness work in a circle to continually bury themselves

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u/Mr_Maniac454 3d ago

And when Trump gives them a pathetically insufficient amount of cash they completely cease their criticism, take it all back and start supporting him again but when that money Runs Dry all of a sudden their criticism and anger towards Trump all of a sudden comes back they go back to saying they won't vote for him ever again but then he gives them another insufficient cash amount and they take back the criticisms and go back to supporting him in the cycle continues over and over again. That's one of the biggest reasons why I have no sympathy for these people they deserve all this pain and suffering just sucks that all of us who didn't vote for or support that orange cunt are suffering and are in pain as well because of them.

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u/Big-a-hole-2112 2d ago

What is gonna be interesting is how many people actually die from tainted beef since there’s no inspection and the administration doesn’t care. Most of them will just import Wagyu beef for a while.

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u/Oceanbreeze871 3d ago

That “farmer” hasn’t worked a day outside in 40 years. Only air conditioned offices and luxury trucks. lol

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u/MakeSomeDrinks 2d ago

He looks like a rich rancher/oil guy right down to the silver pistol lapel pin

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u/NeighboringOak 3d ago

This right here. Every time some farmer acts like this the election comes along and they will justify it in some way while spouting of some propaganda.

Best case scenario some of these farmers stay home but they love fucking themselves over and losing the family farm so who knows.

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u/TangyByte 3d ago

How could Obiden to this to them?!

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u/rkcth 3d ago

They see it as voting to kill babies or voting to destroy their livelihoods, they might choose none of the above, but they really do see it as voting to kill babies.

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u/Crafty-Help-4633 3d ago edited 3d ago

That may be true, but they have no problem cutting those babies off from life saving fiscal support.

I'll never believe a person who says they're "pro life" if their concern/fiscal support ends after delivery. They're pro-birth. Birthers are not pro-life. Regardless of how they see themselves. You cannot be pro life if you're okay with starving babies to death or mothers dying preventably during forced childbirth. They see that other thing as voting to kill babies, but not their current vote. It makes no sense.

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u/Prior_Butterfly_7839 2d ago

There’s also plenty of anti choice people who believe in the death penalty.

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u/AboutTenPandas 3d ago

It needs to get worse before they realize this is if their own making. People need to lose farms as terrible as that is

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u/thenletskeepdancing 3d ago

This whole presidency has been watching various constituent groups fuck around and find out. Gen Z men, Latinos, Farmers. He doesn't need their vote anymore. He no longer even has to appear to consider their interests. Who's next? The Olds? His only loyalty is to himself. He is gutting our government from within.

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u/rayrayrayrayray5 3d ago

Everyone forgot about soy beans from last year already so you dont even need to go back to them getting ucked in his previous term

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u/Crafty-Help-4633 3d ago

Yeah but that was the soycucks problem! Now it affects red blooded American beef! 🇺🇲🇺🇲 /s

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u/mthyvold 3d ago

Gawd, so true.

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u/mongster2 3d ago

I keep saying this over and over but this same exact shit happened during his first term I don't understand why this isn't talking point number 1. Ag tarriffs, down profits, farmers cry, subsidies. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

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u/HavingNotAttained 3d ago

The end of the day, they hate America and receiving lubeless passion from the Russians. May they have all that they deserve.

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u/VivaCiotogista 3d ago

Last time they got upset and he sent them millions of dollars. They think he’ll do it again, that’s part of the reason they’re complaining. But I think he’s going to keep the money for himself.

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u/Slighted_Inevitable 3d ago

Yeap, he’s either done or he’s couping. He knows he’s not winning another election so he doesn’t care about votes.

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u/Skinnyass_Indian 3d ago

Please it’s Biden’s fault

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u/FushiginaGiisan 3d ago

No it’s not! It was Obama’s tan suit!

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u/AnswerGuy301 3d ago

Best we can hope for I think is that they stay home for an election or two, and that some of them stop funding GOP campaigns for a whole. And maybe in this environment that’s enough for now?

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u/Naive_Adagio_6396 1d ago

I'm guessing, This "FARMER" is wearing a $200 hat sitting in $80k truck probably parked on a $5million dollar piece of land. personally I DGAF what "chaps him off".

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u/Mother-Attention2600 3d ago

They are too busy incesting about in the clover patches. Farmers should lose the right to vote.

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u/bt_85 3d ago

Yep. Look at all the BS that has happened. Why would anyone think this would make any difference? This is nothing.

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u/No-Flatworm-4135 3d ago

Bigotry is their #1 issue

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u/SeniorAd4470 2d ago

Its because deep down they're just single issue voters. The issue being bathrooms and brown people.

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u/schmapeschmape 2d ago

Because he gave them a handout and he hurt minorities. Farmers and ranchers are still expecting a handout. I'm confident they'll get one eventually. They're just letting Trump know it's time to get moving on that handout.

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u/Cautious_Day9878 2d ago

“I love the uneducated!”

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u/Hunkyboy440 1d ago

I’d bet the farm that 99% of them, come November, will still vote for their Republican congressperson, Republican senator and Republican governor. Stupid bastards.