Trump offers $8 billion bailout to farmers facing record-high diesel prices

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President Donald Trump announced an $8 billion aid package for farmers dealing with record-high diesel prices, just two weeks before the midterm elections.

At a campaign rally on Monday in Kansas, Trump announced the Department of Agriculture’s $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief Program, which will provide one-time payments to farmers to help offset rising fuel and other input costs.

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