Troy Downing and Donald Trump are waging a reckless trade war that is hammering Montana's agricultural economy. Canada buys nearly half of all Montana exports, yet farmers are being forced to cut crops and sell off equipment they can no longer afford to fix, while Pacific Rim beef markets collapse and ranchers warn those buyers may be gone forever. Downing has failed Montana's farmers and ranchers by backing these disastrous tariffs.
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