Articles tagged under: Donald Trump
Trump: Security More Important Than Trade
Published April 3, 2019
President Donald Trump has repeated his threat to close the U.S.-Mexican border. Unless Mexico stops illegal immigration or Congress passes stricter immigration laws, Trump promises to close all or part of the border. In an Oval Office event, the president…Possible Border Closure Concerns Agriculture
Published April 2, 2019
President Trump’s threat to shutdown the Mexican border has the attention of agriculture. National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO Jim Mulhern said the dairy industry is suffering through one of its worst economic times ever and the border closing…Exports Impacted by Potential Border Closure
Published April 1, 2019
Due to the threat of illegal immigration, President Donald Trump is threatening to close the U.S.-Mexican border. "We'll keep it closed for a long time; I'm not playing games." The shutdown would also close the border for trade. Mexico is one…Trump and Bolsonaro Talk Trade
Published March 20, 2019
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump welcomed Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to Washington D.C. This was the first White House visit for the Brazilian president. In a press conference after the leaders met, President Donald Trump said the two have similar…Trump and Bolsonaro Meet in DC
Published March 18, 2019
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is in Washington, D.C. to meet with President Trump. Agriculture Minister Tereza Christina Dias is also part of the Brazilian delegation. Brazil wants to reopen the U.S. market to its fresh beef and the U.S. is…Trade Highlighted in White House Meeting
Published March 14, 2019
Trade was on the agenda when a group of Republican Senators met with President Donald Trump in the White House on Wednesday. A strategy to move the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement through Congress was reviewed. "We talked about the steel and aluminum…White House to Send USMCA to Congress Soon
Published March 11, 2019
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump said he will soon send the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to Congress. "We'll be submitting (it) to Congress very shortly and that's a great deal for the United States." Once Congress receives the trade agreement, it…No Trump-Xi Meeting on the Schedule
Published February 8, 2019
President Donald Trump has no plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping before the March 1 deadline to finalize a trade deal. In a briefing with reporters, Trump said that timeline is “probably too soon.” Unless a framework agreement…Open for Business
Published January 28, 2019
After 35 days with a partial government shutdown, the federal government is reopening for three weeks. That will give the administration and Congress time to work out their differences on immigration and the wall. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue welcomed the…