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Farm-state Republicans finally reach their breaking point

President Donald Trump's plan to import beef from Argentina has unleashed a wave of protest from GOP loyalists.

President Donald Trump's plan to import beef from Argentina has unleashed a wave of protest from GOP loyalists.

For President Donald Trump, it was a brief musing to reporters on Air Force One about his plans to import beef from Argentina. For dozens of farm-state Republicans who have held their tongues as key Trump policies battered their constituents, it was the final straw.

GOP lawmakers in cattle-producing states unleashed a flurry of calls over the following days to the White House and the Agriculture Department. A small group of Republican senators, including retiring Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, cornered USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins in a private meeting less than 48 hours after the Oct. 19 comment.

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