{"id":2899,"date":"2026-06-05T23:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T23:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=2899"},"modified":"2026-06-05T23:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T23:35:13","slug":"trump-visits-wisconsin-in-bid-to-reassure-farmers-squeezed-by-surging-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=2899","title":{"rendered":"Trump visits Wisconsin in bid to reassure farmers squeezed by surging costs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Besides higher fertilizer and fuel prices, the president also talked at length about D.C.\u2019s fountains and his border policies.<\/strong><\/p>

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President Donald Trump visits Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on Friday. (Nathan Howard\/Reuters)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisconsin \u2014 Fertilizer is up more than 25 percent<\/a> this year, diesel is close to a record high<\/a>, and farmers are still reeling from billions in crop losses<\/a> from last year\u2019s trade war. And as President Donald Trump spoke inside a packed barn on a corn and soybean farm here Friday, he acknowledged that prices have soared even as he promised they would come down soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to come out [of Iran], and your fertilizer prices are going to go way down, just like they were four months ago,\u201d Trump said from a stage in front of a pair of green John Deere tractors and a sign that said, \u201cFighting for American Farmers.\u201d \u201cYour fertilizer is down, your energy is down, your oil, your gas is all coming way down.\u201d <\/b><\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s promises are at odds with<\/a> the predictions of many analysts, who warn that even a swift agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz may not avert a spike in fuel prices before the July Fourth holiday. The fertilizer sector has been even more severely affected, as the Persian Gulf region produces 30 percent of globally traded chemical fertilizer, according to the International Food Policy Research Institute.<\/p>\n

The disruption has strained Trump\u2019s relationship with a core part of his coalition, and he went out of his way Friday to present himself as a champion of rural America.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs president, I fought for the American farmer like no one has ever fought before,\u201d the president said. \u201cI\u2019m up here today, I don\u2019t need this. … I\u2019m here today because I like the farmer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump also spent much of his speech riffing on his pet issues, appearing to deviate from prepared remarks about agriculture and the price of fertilizer. He held up a photo of a fountain he had repaired in front of Union Station in Washington, touting his work to remake the nation\u2019s capital. He praised the U.S. military\u2019s efforts in Iran, and he promoted his border policies, though he said his advisers had told him not to talk about the issue, where he is polling poorly.<\/p>\n

Trump came to boost the local congressman, Derrick Van Orden (R-Wisconsin), and GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany. Both races are considered toss-ups. Democrats will pick their candidates in the August primary.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the place, and hopefully you\u2019re going to be voting Republican because I call it the sane way to go,\u201d he said. \u201cIf [the Democrats] win, this country is finished. We\u2019re in trouble.\u201d<\/p>

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Rebecca Cooke, Van Orden\u2019s leading Democratic opponent, said she is meeting with three-time Trump voters who feel betrayed by his second term, especially higher gas prices. She accused the Republicans of using farmers as props at Trump\u2019s roundtable.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really clear that they\u2019re concerned about their ability to be able to hold on to this U.S. House seat,\u201d she said at a news conference at her family\u2019s farm earlier Friday. \u201cDerrick Van Orden is calling in the cavalry to come and save him.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added that the war in Iran has driven up the cost of such items as diesel and fertilizer, which are vital to farmers\u2019 livelihoods. \u201cIt flies in the face of what people thought they were voting for when they voted for Trump,\u201d Cooke said. \u201cThey thought they\u2019re voting for an America First agenda, and this is exactly the opposite.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats also emphasized that under Trump, health care costs are rising and many rural health facilities are closing, including two major hospitals in the surrounding Chippewa Valley. \u201cNo one in Wisconsin has been hit harder by Donald Trump than our farmers,\u201d Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez (D) told reporters on Thursday. \u201cHe can come here, but he can\u2019t outrun his record.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump, however, cheered the higher-than-expected job gains<\/a> released Friday, as employers more than doubled economists\u2019 estimates by adding 172,000 jobs in May. But he also chided the stock market for falling, as investors worried inflation would lead to higher interest rates.<\/p>\n

\u201cToo much emphasis is placed on inflation,\u201d Trump told reporters on Air Force One on the way to Wisconsin. \u201cI hope the market starts to learn that when you have good numbers, the market should go up, not down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wisconsin is a swing state that Trump narrowly won in 2024 but that has seen Democrats make recent gains, for example capturing state Supreme Court seats as Trump\u2019s approval rating drops.<\/p>\n

But in Chippewa Falls, there were signs that he still commands strong support from his followers. Outside the speaking venue, cars lined up for more than a mile down a country road, and the room reached capacity two hours ahead of Trump\u2019s arrival, leading organizers to turn people away or let them huddle outside.<\/p>

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