TRUMP: OUR FARMERS ARE GREAT PATRIOTS

   Trump said, "When we do a deal with China, which, probably, we will.  If we don’t, they’ll have to pay pretty high taxes to do business with our country.  That’s a possibility.  But if we do a deal with China, if during the course of a negotiation they want to hit the farmers because they think that hits me, I wouldn’t say that’s nice.  But I tell you, our farmers are great patriots.  These are great patriots.  They understand that they’re doing this for the country.  And we’ll make it up to them.  And in the end, they’re going to be much stronger than they are right now."

     Trump continued, "Don’t forget, farmers have been trending downward over an eight-year period.  Their numbers have trended downward, in some cases significantly. So between NAFTA and China and all of the things we’re doing, we’re going to make them much better than they’ve ever been.  But during this period of time  Sonny Purdue is here.  You understand exactly what I’m saying.  There will be a little work to be done.  But the farmers will be better off than they ever were.  We’ll take a little while to get there, but it could be very quick, actually.  But I say, it’s not nice when they hit the farmers specifically because they think that hits me."