US agricultural exports/imports threatened by Trump trade actions

David Frenchamerican attorney, conservative journalist

As long as these tariffs are in place, Americans will be forced to pay higher prices on household goods,

David French, the National Retail Federation's executive vice president of government relations, said in a statement

I think it’s going to take some time for that to happen,

Jenny Kline, an independent voter, said last week of Trump’s promise to bring down inflation

I’m willing to give him the time because I think he’ll be able to do it,

she added

Eggs, of course, eggs are the big topic right now. I don’t know a Democrat, Republican, king, emperor — I don’t know if anybody could’ve predicted there would be a bird flu,

said Sprankle

No matter who’s trying to get your vote, I think there’s always a certain amount of overpromising,

Sprankle, who is a registered Republican, told CNN last week

Those are categories where we’ll try to protect pricing, but the consumer will likely see price increases over the next couple of days,

Cornell said in an interview with CNBC

We hope that maybe by having Republicans, there might be potential growth, some change,

McGrath said

In the coffee shop, you hear people talking about, ‘Are we going to be able to afford to get a car loan?’ ‘Are we going to be able to afford to buy eggs?’

she said

The next four years will really go a long way to determine: Was everybody’s decision they made the right decision?”

he said

Dan Meuserrepublican Representative

I think he's referencing back when we imposed the correction to the Chinese trade gap a few years back in his first term, where for a while there, the agricultural industry was less than positively affected."

Meuser told "American Agenda

Dan Meuserrepublican Representative

But that" trade imbalance "changed pretty fast. You know, Katrina, there's an old saying: In order to make an omelet, you have to break a few eggs. Well, President Trump's breaking a few eggs in order to make that omelet."

Meuser added

It may be a little bit of an adjustment period; we had that before when I made the deal with China,

he added

We need their markets and I hope that they need us, but it's a competitive world,

said Marty Marr, 70, who farms with his sons and plans to plant corn on about 2,000 acres near Jacksonville this spring

It's so important that we maintain good relations with them,

Marr said

The direct rail access into Mexico, it's a real advantage for us,

Watters said

He's trying things that have been very unorthodox but at least he's not in the same rut doing what everybody is telling him to do,

said Sue Fox, 68, who supported Trump and runs Times Square Sewing Complex in Jacksonville

That is absolutely not what the farmers want,

said Dan Newton, 64, a farm manager in Jacksonville

But there are, any time you do this, it’s, you know, you also have to pay attention to the aftermath of that and how it impacts people. I mean, these are real people. They need to be treated that way,

he said of the impacted federal workers

I think you have to look at growth in the economy and how that’s impacted by all this. Those are, those are real issues. And so the administration is going to have to take, in my view, as they, as they evaluate some of these policy decisions the macro-economic impacts of these,

he continued on “Inside Politics.”

I think that he’s kind of going about business as you would in a private business. And obviously there are nuances in dealing with the federal government that are probably different than what he’s accustomed to in the private world.”

Asked about the appearance and how the world’s richest man is “going about business,” Thune said