Trump’s beef import scheme wreaks havoc on fed-up red state cattle ranchers

As the Trump administration desperately tries to cut costs for Americans ahead of November's midterm elections, one critical demographic to U.S. food supplies is becoming increasingly fed up.President Donald Trump in August announced that the U.S. would import 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef trim, well over half a billion pounds, from nations around the world, leaving some cattle ranchers in red states typically aligned with the president's agenda uneasy heading into a high-stakes election f