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Wyoming Senator Defends Trump’s Tariffs: ‘We Haven’t Been Able To Sell One Hamburger In Australia’

Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) defended President Donald Trump’s tariffs during a Monday morning appearance on Fox News, saying that cattle ranchers in his state were grateful for the president’s efforts to balance trade by pushing back against the barriers put in place by other nations. Barrasso told the hosts of Fox’s “America’s Newsroom” that because …

Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) defended President Donald Trump’s tariffs during a Monday morning appearance on Fox News, saying that cattle ranchers in his state were grateful for the president’s efforts to balance trade by pushing back against the barriers put in place by other nations.

Barrasso told the hosts of Fox’s “America’s Newsroom” that because of trade barriers imposed by nations like Australia, beef producers were forced into an uneven — and unfair — trade market because they had to compete for domestic sales with countries that wouldn’t even allow their product to be sold abroad.