*** “Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.” [ Socrates ]
On of the most callous violations of the American people by the Trump DICTATORSHIP has been its betrayal of rural America, a group of citizens who largely put Trump in the White House. We begin SOME of the evidence of this massive stab in the back with. “Six Ways Trump’s Budget Will Hurt Rural America” [Michael Chameides; The Progressive Populist; July, 2025] – followed by 14 more examples:
1] “It guts rural healthcare. The bill would drastically cut Medicaid and impose new barriers to care…In some states, 50% of rural children get healthcare from Medicaid.”
2] “It takes food off the tables of rural people. The plan includes approximately $290-$319 billion in cuts to SNAP…More than 15% of families in small towns and rural areas rely on this support to feed their families.
3] “It shifts costs to state and local governments. State and local governments in rural areas depend more on federal funding from programs like SNAP and Medicaid than other states.”
4]. “It takes away local control….this bill would overrule state and local laws and ordinances.”
5]. “It ends clean energy and infrastructure funding….Ending these tax credits will increase household energy costs, which are already higher in many rural communities.”
6] “It gives handouts to agribusiness and mega farms…Leaders in Congress are using the budget reconciliation process to give big farms a $50 billion windfall…more family farmers would lose their farms.”
“In short, this bill would make it harder for rural people to meet their basic needs – all so the wealthy and corporations can avoid paying their fair share of taxes like the rest of us do.”
Now – on with 14 more examples of how Trump betrays rural America – headlines. Read if you must.:
1] 2/16/25 – “Trump’s Funding Freezes Are Bruising Core Constituency: Farmers…Cash They Banked On is Now Not Showing Up”. [Linda Qiu, Julie Creswell; New York Times]
2]. 5/1/25 – “Feds slash funding to aid rural factories…Program a vital lifeline for small businesses” [Dee Depass; Minnesota Star Tribune]
3] 5/4/25 – “Rural America may go hungrier” [ Jose Andres; Washington Post Weekly ]
4]. 5/4/25 – “A Montana town fears Trump cuts…Leaders warn losses at federal employers there may result in ‘safety and economic consequences’ ” [Karin Brulliard; Washington post Weekly]
5] 5/1/25 – “Rural Letter Carriers Gather in Washington, D.C. to Oppose Privatization of the U.S. Postal Service…would mean degradation of postal services and an increase in cost for those living in rural and remote areas” [Julia Tilton; The Progressive Populist]
6] 5/1/25 – “Amid Threat of Massive Funding Cuts, Rural School Administrators Work Overtime to Balance Uncertain Budgets” [Lane Wendell Fischer; The Progressive Populist]
7]. 2/15/25 – “Rural America Has Enough Problems; Why Create New Ones?” [Alan Guebert; the Progressive Populist]
8] 5/1/25. – “Medicaid Cuts Would Hit Rural America Hard” [Alan Guebert; The Progressive Populist]
9] 6/30/25. – CBS Evening News. – Trump cuts adverse effects on rural America: 8,000 small farmers hurt; rural food deserts; people lose their only hot meal of the day
10]. 7/6/25. – “Looming farm crisis, by the numbers” [Edward Lotterman; St. Paul Pioneer Press]: “U.S. agriculture is on the brink of a financial shakeout that will be the worst since the farm crisis of the 1980s….The problem is…farmland prices have risen..to unsustainable levels just as the farm commodity prices are set to fall because of a U.S.-initiated trade war against the rest of the world.”
11] 7/19/25 – “The Tyranny of trhe American Farm lobby” [Michael Grunwald; New York Times]: “The domestic plicy bill..President Trump signed..accelerates the egregious bipartisan tradition of showering taxpayer dollars on well-off farmers…His tariffs will increase the price of imported food. His immigration crackdown will increase the price of domestic food by threatening the farm labor work force.”
12]. 7/19/25. – “After Decades of Trying, G.o.P. Guts PBS and NPR”. [Jim Rutenberg; New York Times]. ***!!! Access this article. Note on page 1 – two maps for radio and TV – and these categories on U.S. maps: “cities with vulnerable stations; affected ZIP codes; counties with limited local news access.” These “communication deserts” are ALMOST ALL. in rural America. Contact YOUR local PBS/NPR station to find out what services of vital information. [like flood warnings!]. YOU are going to lose.
13] 7/1/25. – “Medicaid cuts will close rural hospitals, worsen health crisis”. [Aaron Brown; Minnesota Star Tribune]: Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” “..is neither fiscally conservative nor reform-minded. it’s an expensive slurry of tax cuts for the rich and President Trump’s political grievances….This hurts everyone…All patients, rich or poor, working or not, will suffer because you can’t use fancy insurance at a hospital that doesn’t exist. You can’t work there, either. Small-town hospitals are typically the largest employer in their region.””
14] July-August, 2025. – “Farm Reduction…The Trump administration’s assault on small farmers” [Teresa Cotsirilos; Mother Jones]: “Trump’s chaotic first months back in office – his flurry of orders, tariffs, cuts by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency {DOGE} – have sent America’s farmers into a tailspin. Few farms were spared, but smaller and newer ones have been disproportionally harmed..”
***. “Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man.” [ Daniel Webster ]
With Justice For All 