Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“President Donald Trump said he plans to authorize farmers and ranchers to process their own food in the administration’s latest bid to lower the price of beef ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November,” Bloomberg reports.
“It is unclear if Trump has the authority to make such changes, and the practical effect of any coming directive remains unclear.”
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