Government shutdown makes Trump's $15 billion farmer bailout 'very complicated,' says Former USDA economist Joe Glauber

nation • 10/8/2025

“How to fund this bailout is very complicated, and different than it was in 2018,” said Joe Glauber, former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture during Trump’s first term.

Trump said last month the administration would roll out subsidies for struggling farmers using revenue from his sweeping tariff policies. The White House will imminently announce a bailout plan that could put up to $15 billion in farmers’ pockets, Re... [4422 chars]