Sen. Daines to Newsmax: ‘Wrong Time’ for Beef Imports

Sen. Steve Daines told Newsmax on Thursday that Republican senators gave Vice President JD Vance an “earful” this week over the Trump administration’s plan to import beef from Argentina.

They warned the move could undercut struggling U.S. ranchers just as cattle prices begin to recover.

The Montana Republican appeared on Newsmax’s “National Report” two days after Vance met privately with Republican senators to discuss the administration’s plan to quadruple U.S. imports of Argentine beef at lower tariff rates, a move that has sparked pushback from ranch-state lawmakers.

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