At one point a woman in the audience told her, "I worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, helping Wyoming family farmers deal with drought until I was fired a month ago in the mass firings, and despite only having the highest marks in my in a state where so many farmers rely on government programs for drought and disaster relief."Pretty sure this is what the people of Wyoming voted for. Pretty sure they thought it was a good idea, too; until they finally got it.
"[Donald] Trump plans to cut these programs and the people who administer them and coupled with the tariffs, will decimate Wyoming farms and rural communities. What are you doing about that?" she asked.
"I disagree, I disagree," the GOP lawmaker replied dismissively. "I come from the AG community, I'm well aware of what kind of programs are out there," which led to another wave of boos, cursing and fist-shaking.
She then added with a smirk, "It's so bizarre to me how obsessed you are with the federal government."
At another point she admonished the crowd, "You guys are going to have a heart attack if you don't calm down. I'm sorry, your hysteria is just really over the top."
“Don’t it always seem to go/That you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone?”
They're getting what Black farmers have gotten for a century. And I'm sure they've been OK with Black farmers getting shafted. I feel no sympathy for farmers who voted for Trump and most of them did.
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