Thune Weighs in on Beef, Iran, Data Centers, SAVE Act

Trump’s lower-cost beef imports raise concerns for food safety

American consumers already squeezed by record beef prices now confront a new source of uncertainty as cheaper imported ground beef begins arriving in grocery stores. According to a report from the New York Post published Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend tariffs on certain beef imports for 90 days took effect this week, opening […]

Thune “Sympathetic” to Trump But Kinda Sorta Agrees with Ranchers That Beef-Import Plan Is Bad

Senator John Thune joins his excuse-making colleague Senator Mike Rounds in soft-pedaling his criticism of Donald Trump’s really stupid plan to import foreign beef and sell it at a communist-…

Trump's beef import move 'hurts' American ranchers: Congressman

Congressman Troy Downing, a Montana Republican, believes it will benefit consumers, but not ranchers.

Thune weighs in on beef, Iran, data centers, SAVE Act

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO/AP) — Republican South Dakota Sen. John Thune says that while he understands President Donald Trump's goal in temporarily increasing the amount of beef imported at a lower tariff, the senator wouldn't use the same strategy. "I'm sympathetic to what he's trying to get done," Thune said. "He's trying to lower beef prices, [...]