Black Farmers Barred From Trump White House Farm Event, Prompting Calls for Inclusion
TL;DR
President Trump touted a White House farmers’ gathering, but Black farmers were notably left out, prompting critics to say the administration sidelines farmers of color as costs rise and foreclosures loom, with concerns over DEI policy changes and reduced USDA support.
- Black farmers shut out of Trump White House farmers event: ‘Why can’t we be at the table?’ TheGrio
- 'A beautiful tractor’: Trump pauses to admire gold tractor USA Today
- Tioga County, Pennsylvania, farmer speaks at White House on Friday WETM
- Trump provides new aid for farmers and food suppliers amid Iran war The Guardian
- Trump moves to shield farmers rattled by tariffs and war. But the U.S. is already doling out $10B to near-millionaire and even billionaire farmers Yahoo Finance
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