Trump Says He’ll Give Tariff Revenues To Farmers Facing Short-Term Pain From Tariffs

President Donald Trump said Thursday he’ll use tariff revenues to send cash aid to farmers who will feel short-term pain before his new duties “kick in” to their benefit, vowing to keep producers “in great shape.”

The president made the pledge in the Oval Office as his team sketches a farm-aid package funded by money collected from import tariffs. Trump did not release program details, but Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has said the administration is weighing a plan modeled on the first-term bailout that paid out billions during the China trade war, according to Reuters. (RELATED: Trump Says Farmers Are ‘Being Hurt Badly’ By Immigration Enforcement)

“We’re going to take some of that tariff money that we’ve made, we’re going to give it to our farmers — who are, for a little while, going to be hurt until it kicks in, the tariffs kick in to their benefit,” Trump said.

A clip of the remarks circulated on X from the Oval Office, where Trump added, “We’re going to make sure that our farmers are in great shape.”

.@POTUS: “We’re going to take some of that tariff money that we made — we’re going to give it to our farmers… We’re going to make sure that our farmers are in great shape.” pic.twitter.com/MVHi4jy9PQ

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 25, 2025

The White House is pitching the payments as a bridge through the near-term disruptions Trump’s tariff push may cause in commodity markets, Reuters reported. Farm groups and GOP lawmakers have warned of mounting losses and pushed for relief this year as prices sag and trade flows shift; Rollins has floated reviving a version of the prior Market Facilitation Program to steady producers.

Trump signaled confidence that the tariff regime will ultimately lift farm incomes, telling reporters that “ultimately, the farmers are going to be making a fortune.” But he acknowledged producers will absorb a hit first — a gap the proposed tariff-funded aid is meant to cover.