Trump Announces $13 Billion in Farm Aid at Wisconsin Rally
- Congress had authorized government to borrow to help farmers
- President trails in polls in key electoral battleground
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump announced $13 billion in new aid to farmers at a campaign rally Thursday night in Wisconsin, a critical electoral battleground where he is trailing in recent polls.
Congress had authorized additional borrowing authority for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in coronavirus-relief legislation passed earlier this year, and the second round has been widely anticipated.