Trump thanks farmers for backing him through China trade war

President Donald Trump thanked farmers Sunday for supporting him through a trade war with China as he promoted a new rth American trade agreement and a separate one with China that he said will massively benefit farmers.

We did it, Trump said, recalling his campaign promises to improve America's trading relationships with or countries.

At one point during his address to American Farm Bureau Federation's convention, Trump said he has strong support among farmers following his signing last week of a preliminary trade deal with China.

When Trump spoke to American Farm Bureau Federation's last year, he urged farmers to continue supporting him even as y suffered financially in fallout from his trade war with China and a partial shutdown of federal government.

His follow-up speech Sunday at this year's convention in Austin, Texas, gave him a chance to make case to farmers that he kept promises he made as a candidate to improve trade with China and separately with Canada and Mexico.

He thanked farmers for staying in fight. You were always with me, Trump said.

You never even thought of giving up and we got it done. Republican president wants ar term in office and is seeking to shore up support among his base, including farmers.

Trump anunced he is taking steps to protect water rights of farmers and ranchers by directing Army Corps of Engineers to immediately withdraw a new water supply rule and allow states to man water resources based on ir own needs and what agricultural community wants.

Water is lifeblood of agriculture and we will always protect your water supply, Trump said.

Trump signed a preliminary trade deal with China at White House last Wednesday that commits Beijing to boosting its imports of U.S. manufacturing, energy and farm goods by 200 billion this year and next.

That includes larger purchases of soybeans and or farm goods expected to reach USD 40 billion a year, U.S. has said, though critics wonder if China can meet targets.

In Austin, Trump described trade agreement with China as groundbreaking and said, We're going to sell greatest product you've ever seen.

Also last week, Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a successor to 1994 rth American Free Trade Agreement. administration designed new agreement to return some factory production to United States, mostly automobiles.

Trump said in Austin that U.S. farmers will also benefit under USMCA, which he said will massively boost exports for farmers, ranchers, growers from rth to South and from sea to shining sea.

NAFTA had triggered a surge in trade among three countries, but Trump and or critics blamed it for U.S. job losses brought about when American factories moved production south of border to take advant of low-w labor in Mexico.

House passed U.S.-Mexico-Canada deal in December. Trump said he would sign it after he returns from a trip to Europe this week.

In his remarks to farmers, Trump claimed his administration is doing things or administration has ever done.

And what do I get out of it? I get impeached, he said. That's what I get. By se radical-left lunatics, I get impeached. But that's OK. farmers are sticking with Trump. president's trial in Senate gets underway in earnest on Tuesday.