National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett spoke at a Wednesday event hosted by media outlet Axios and signaled a “clever and generous” farm bailout was ready to be announced as soon as the government shutdown ends.
Hassett said, “I expect that when the government opens that very soon after you’re going to see what President [Donald] Trump’s plan for farmers is, but it’s really quite clever and generous. I can say that.”
At the start of the month, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated something could be released within days. But the congressional spending dispute and resulting government shutdown also closed the door on the official announcement of the plans.
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