“The aid package is expected to target soybean farmers, dairy farmers, and pork producers, among others. White House officials hope it will temporarily quiet some of the unease from farm groups, but the new plan could revive debates about taxpayer-funded bailouts and the degree to which Trump’s trade strategy is leading to unforeseen costs.” White House readies plan for a $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers caught in Trump’s escalating trade war.

+ Not everyone feeling the financial pinch from the trade war is complaining about it. Tariffs Trim a Factory’s Profit, but Loyalty to Trump Endures. “You might think that managers and workers at Banner Metals would be up in arms over the Trump administration’s trade policies … But the reaction at the plant is based on more than self-interest. ‘I’m not looking at what’s best for Banner right now,’ said Bronson Jones, a part-owner of the company and its chief executive. ‘I’m looking at what’s best for the national economy. The U.S. has been taken advantage of for too long.'”