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"Deep-red state warns Trump 'a tsunami coming' their way

Carl Gibson<

One of the reddest states in the country is now urging President Donald Trump to take swift action to end the government shutdown by warning him that severe economic calamity will soon hit many of his voters. ADVERTISEMENT The Atlantic's Toluse Orunnipa reported recently that as the shutdown is about to extend into its fourth week, lawmakers in Arkansas passed a resolution saying the state was "in need of strong leadership from President Donald J. Trump" to prevent the looming closure of thousands of farms in the mostly rural state.

Republican state representative DeAnn Vaught, a farmer who authored the resolution, compared farmers' plight to "a tsunami com-ing."<

"This is going to affect the state of Arkansas in a very mighty way," Vaught said.

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Between the expiration of the Farm Bill, the Trump administration's tariffs resulting in foreign governments buying fewer agricultural products from the United States and the shut-down, farmers are teetering on insolvency. While the U.S. Department of Agriculture typically has fully staffed offices aimed at helping farmers obtain loans, the shutdown has resulted in those offices being closed for the bulk of the last month." ADVERTISEMENT