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McCaskill says Trump trade policy could hurt Missouri farmers

Missouri U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill says she’s concerned about how President Trump’s trade policy could affect the state’s farmers, “The retaliation that could occur in some of the ways that Trump wants to change trade policies could rest at the feet of our producers in this state and I’m worried about that. And, I think we have to be on the lookout for it and be very careful.”

McCaskill says agriculture is very important and is a foundation of the state’s economy, “The number-one exports go to Canada, number-two to Mexico, number-three to China. Yikes. So, as we fool around with NAFTA, if we obviously give China free reign over there by not doing TPP, I think we’ve got to be really cautious and careful.”

McCaskill, a Democrat, made her comments after her town hall meeting in Fulton, Missouri this week.

~Thanks to Missourinet