Donald Trump Deals New Blow to US Farmers on China Trip

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Source: Newsweek

Published May 16, 2026 at 05:00 AM EDT updated May 16, 2026 at 05:01 AM EDT


President Donald Trump defended Chinese purchases of U.S. farmland during a trip to Beijing this week, arguing that restricting foreign ownership would hurt American farmers by driving down land values.

The remarks, delivered during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, marked a sharp reversal from Trump’s previous hardline stance on Chinese ownership of American agricultural land and immediately intensified concern among farmers and national security hawks already uneasy about Beijing’s growing footprint in U.S. agriculture.

“You want to see farm prices drop, you want to see farmers lose a lot of money? Just take that out of the market,” Trump said when asked about Chinese nationals purchasing farmland and land near military installations.

The comments landed at a difficult moment for rural America. Farmers are already contending with weak commodity prices, high fertilizer costs, trade instability, and uncertainty surrounding agricultural exports to China. For many, Trump’s defense of Chinese investment in farmland added another layer of frustration to an already fragile economic environment.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-deals-new-blow-to-us-farmers-on-china-trip-11957997

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Link to tweet

Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
HANNITY: If I wanted to buy property near one of China's military installations, I don't think President Xi would let me

TRUMP: It's not that I love it. Do you want to see farm prices drop and farmers lose a lot of money? Then take that out of the market. They've had a lot of land for a long time. Obama did nothing about it.
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9:53 PM · May 14, 2026

[Lovie777]

1. Farmers voted for shithole...........................

and ya think shithole really cares?

[PSPS]

2. Xi flatters trump, trump adopts Xi's outlook. Wait a day for a new policy after the next flattery.

[Make7]

3. Do you want to see farmers lose a lot of money?

Start a trade war with most of the world, cancel USAID food security initiatives, and start an actual war in the Middle East.

His concern for farmers' net worth appears arbitrary at best.

[eppur_se_muova]

6. He wears his 'concern' as a fig leaf -- i.e. it serves only to conceal, and is not to be taken seriously. nt

[nwduke]

4. Drive through farmlands in Idaho

and you’ll see these dimwits with huge Trump signs along the highway in front of their fields! And they’ll vote for republican senators and governors who brag about being endorsed by Trump! The stupidity is astounding!

[travelingthrulife]

5. That's what his JD Vance did with Thiel, didn't he? Sell bankrupt farms to

domestic or international buyers? Wouldn't want to screw that up.

[republianmushroom]

7. It is all about money with trump.

[Bayard]

8. Buying land around military installations you say.....

Somehow, I don't think they're planning on farming.

[SergeStorms]

9. As usual, its Obama's fault.

When does he stop blaming Obama for everything? He's been out of office for almost 10 years now.

[dave99]

10. shitstain knows he is no better than gum of Obama's shoe sole

[Bo Zarts]

11. Just in time for China to buy up all the farms that the Trump War fuel/fertilizer prices bankrupt ..

Funny how that works.

[Buddyzbuddy]

12. Looking out for America, as usual.

Humping the flag, selling us out to Russia, Saudi Arabia and China. Way to go Republicans. USA!USA!USA!
At least the billionaires are getting their's.

[Stargazer99]

13. Idaho farmers look like Trump's suckers and losers

when I was a kid other countries were not allowed to buy US assets. This country might pay dearly for worshipping wealth instead of the Creator

[Karasu]

14. Of COURSE all he cares about are the fucking land values.