Source: Jennifer Rubin, THE WASHINGTON POST, 9/7/19



We have gotten so used to the formulaic story — interview member of President Donald Trump’s base, find he still loves Trump, conclude Trump is invincible — that we wind up surprised when the logical and predictable laws of political gravity hit. This is certainly true of farmers. You know the setup — a sturdy farmer suffering from Trump-imposed tariffs grits his teeth and says he’s hurting but, by josh, he’s not parting with Trump whom he trusts to do the right thing.

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