Who Knew Billions in USAID Spending Went To US Farmers?

Oh, how delightful it is to watch the very farmers who gleefully cast their votes for Donald Trump now wring their hands as his policies come back to bite them. The Trump administration, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to freeze foreign aid spending, which just so happens to include billions of dollars in food aid that American farmers rely on. Who could have possibly foreseen that cutting off a major source of revenue would have negative consequences? Certainly not the farmers who cheered on Trump’s “America First” rhetoric, only to find themselves left holding the bag—or in this case, hundreds of tons of stranded wheat.

USAID, that pesky agency Trump loves to hate, has been a lifeline for American farmers, buying up their surplus crops and shipping them off to countries in need. But now, thanks to Trump’s freeze, over $340 million in food aid purchases—think rice, wheat, and soybeans—are on hold. Farmers, already struggling with rising costs and low commodity prices, are now facing even more uncertainty. Oh, the irony! The very people who voted for a man promising to protect their interests are now seeing their livelihoods threatened by his policies.

And let’s not forget the White House’s brilliant justification for all this: they’re cutting programs that don’t benefit Americans. Except, of course, for the American farmers who are losing out on billions of dollars in sales. But hey, who needs logic when you’ve got slogans like “America First,” right?

Meanwhile, the farmers’ plight is just one part of the chaos. Researchers are being furloughed, small businesses are teetering on the edge of collapse, and humanitarian aid programs are in disarray. But sure, let’s all applaud Trump for “streamlining” government and sticking it to those wasteful foreign aid programs. After all, who needs global stability or, you know, paying customers for American crops?

So here’s to the farmers who voted for Trump, now reaping what they sowed. Maybe next time they’ll think twice before supporting a man whose policies are as predictable as they are self-defeating. But for now, enjoy the uncertainty, folks. You asked for it.