Spanberger has a beef with Trump over beef imports. So do some Virginia farmers.

[Timber Rattler]

https://cardinalnews.org/2026/09/02/spanberger-has-a-beef-with-trump-over-beef-imports-so-do-some-virginia-farmers/

The barn was hot, as only a barn can be when the first day of September remembers it’s still summer and sends temperatures into the 90s.

The people inside the barn were hot, too, both in terms of temperature and also temperament. The governor said she was “outraged.” One farmer called the situation an “abomination.” Another spoke of a “huge problem.”

The people gathered around tables in Tom and Tara Williamson’s barn all had a beef about beef, specifically President Donald Trump’s announced plan to lower beef prices by importing foreign beef and subsidizing it so the product can be sold 25% below market rate.

We don’t know yet how consumers will feel about this, but it’s clear that beef farmers aren’t thrilled. Nationally, we’ve seen Republican legislators from farm states who usually aren’t inclined to criticize the president voice their disapproval. On Tuesday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, came to Botetourt County to meet with a barn full of farmers and others connected with the beef cattle industry in Virginia to denounce Trump’s plan and hear from farmers what they think should be done. Farmers are generally a conservative lot, but the farmers who spoke up certainly weren’t pleased. “We’ve not been too happy the last 10 days,” said Gene Copenhaver, a Washington County farmer who serves as president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

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[IsailedawayfromFR]

Spanberger is strongly TDS and is aligned 100% of time against Trump.

[Timber Rattler]

Spanberger is strongly TDS and is aligned 100% of time against Trump.

But those farmers aren't.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

But those farmers aren't.

then why include a permanent TDS with a single issue group?

This is poor journalism to slant news a certain way?

[Wingnut]

I don't think Abby has ever seen beef.

[Timber Rattler]

then why include a permanent TDS with a single issue group?

This is poor journalism to slant news a certain way?

Because she's the governor of Virginia, like it or not, and those farmers are her constituents, and are not happy, and she's exploiting that for her own purposes.  Again, Trump made it easy for her with his tariff-free, 25% mark down, beef import scheme.

Not everything is a TDS conspiracy.

And Cardinal News is an independent regional news agency based on Roanoke that actually fields its own reporters.  It doesn't rely on AP or Reuters or any of the big outlets.

[Wingnut]

Ever notice how Spammy looks like the Seattle Mayor.  They could be sisters.  Long Face. Close eyes. unattractive to men but a lesbians dream date. Daughters from the same Commie mother..

[Hoodat]

Spanberger ran on a platform of supporting subsidies.  But as soon as Trump supports one, she does a 180.

She came to Botetourt County to bitch about Trump.  Nothing more.  Watch her toss her hat into the ring for a possible 2028 VP slot.

[Timber Rattler]

Spanberger ran on a platform of supporting subsidies.  But as soon as Trump supports one, she does a 180.

She came to Botetourt County to bitch about Trump.  Nothing more.  Watch her toss her hat into the ring for a possible 2028 VP slot.

Yeah, she did, and did.  That's given.  But the real point is that those western Virginia farmers, who nearly all voted for Trump, are now torqued off at him over this beef import business. 

That's not good.

And yeah, Spanberger certainly wants to run for Prez in 2028 but would enthusiastically settle for a VP slot.

[Wingnut]

Yeah, she did, and did.  That's given.  But the real point is that those western Virginia farmers, who nearly all voted for Trump, are now torqued off at him over this beef import business. 

That's not good.

And yeah, Spanberger certainly wants to run for Prez in 2028 but would enthusiastically settle for a VP slot.

It is better to be pissed off than pissed on by a liberal feminazi socialist Gov. with aspirations to be the top bad body blonde bitch wannabe Pres.

[Smokin Joe]

Let's apply a little reality, here. People in futures markets sell short to cash in at the dip when they buy back in. The more pronounced the dip the more they can make.
It's to their benefit to panic the market, because it will come back up.

The point is, we don't want herds thinned now, for the long haul recovery of the beef herds.

but, to be real, (with the caveat that the numbers come from AI), 300,000 metric tons of ground beef will last the United States roughly 8 to 12 days based on total national consumption.