Donald Trump – No, China is not paying U.S. farmers $16B through tariffs

The Truth-o-Meter says: False | No, China is not paying U.S. farmers $16B through tariffs

With farmers across the nation whipsawed by falling commodity prices and rising tariffs, the industry needed some good news. President Donald Trump’s administration announced in May that help was on the way for some in the form of a $16 billion farm aid package. Farmers in particular have suffered from retaliatory tariffs amid an ongoing trade war with China. Trump imposed additional import taxes on Chinese goods in 2018, then raised many tariffs again — from 10% to 25% — in May 2019 after trade talks broke down. He unexpectedly announced another round of tariffs Aug. 1, …

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