President Trump’s decision to open the door to 300,000 metric tons of tariff-free foreign ground beef has drawn sharp objections from Republican lawmakers in cattle country who say the policy undercuts the American ranchers it claims to help.
Trump announced on Truth Social that the United States will allow the imports over a 90-day window, framing the move as a way to bring down grocery prices while giving domestic producers time to rebuild the national herd. But within hours, GOP members from South Dakota, North Dakota, Florida, and Virginia were lining up to warn that cheap foreign beef flooding the market will do lasting damage to an industry already stretched thin by drought, rising costs, and a cattle herd at its smallest in 75 years.
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