John Boyd Jr., president of the National Black Farmers Association, has accused Donald Trump of “betraying” American farmers who supported him. Speaking on MSNBC on Saturday, Boyd stated bluntly, “The president of the United States sold out farmers. He sold us out to Argentina, to his friend.” He described the situation as “humiliating.”
Boyd highlighted a growing frustration among farmers, noting, “Farmers for the first time have become very outspoken on the president’s leadership.” Contradicting Trump’s recent claims of agricultural success, Boyd said, “Farmers are doing that bad. We are not doing great.”
He further detailed the hardships faced by the farming community under Trump’s leadership, saying, “Farm foreclosures are up, farm suicides are up, farm bankruptcies are up, and all of this happened within the last 10 months of this president’s leadership.” Boyd emphasized the sense of betrayal felt by many, adding, “A whole lot of farmers voted for this president and they feel strongly betrayed.”
Addressing specific challenges in the soybean market, Boyd revealed, “The actual soybean market is not moving. I had to stop harvesting my soybeans because the grain elevators are full and not accepting anymore soybeans.” He stressed the severity of the situation by noting, “That’s the first time that’s happened and I’ve been a farmer in this country for 42 years.”
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