WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced a $19 billion relief program to help farmers cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic through a package that will include direct payment and mass purchases of produce, meat and other products.
“These are great people, great Americans, never complain, never complain – they just do what they have to do,” Trump said while announcing the farm aid program, which he said will have $16 billion in direct payments.
(Reporting by Steve Holland and Makini Brice; Writing by Humeyra Pamuk; Editing by Chris Reese)
