Don Bacon

I mean, you know, many a holiday, we've all gotten our Omaha Steaks box, right? So we would probably— still has some markets in Asia, but even then we're putting tariffs on them and they're going to reciprocate that. And so it's going to, the ag industry suffers in a trade war because this is the low-hanging fruit for other countries to go after when it comes to America.

Nobody can produce beef, pork, corn, soybeans at a price that we can in the Midwest because we do it at a scale that nobody else can do it at. You know, we have one rancher here in Nebraska that has 200,000 head of cattle. Our governor does like 1,500 piglets every day born. It takes 1,500 to the market.

Nobody can produce beef, pork, corn, soybeans at a price that we can in the Midwest because we do it at a scale that nobody else can do it at. You know, we have one rancher here in Nebraska that has 200,000 head of cattle. Our governor does like 1,500 piglets every day born. It takes 1,500 to the market.

Nobody can produce beef, pork, corn, soybeans at a price that we can in the Midwest because we do it at a scale that nobody else can do it at. You know, we have one rancher here in Nebraska that has 200,000 head of cattle. Our governor does like 1,500 piglets every day born. It takes 1,500 to the market.

But we do it at a scale that most people can't think of, which gives us a great price and it makes us very competitive. But if we don't have trade, it would really hurt the Midwest economy. It's not just Nebraska, Iowa as well.

But we do it at a scale that most people can't think of, which gives us a great price and it makes us very competitive. But if we don't have trade, it would really hurt the Midwest economy. It's not just Nebraska, Iowa as well.

But we do it at a scale that most people can't think of, which gives us a great price and it makes us very competitive. But if we don't have trade, it would really hurt the Midwest economy. It's not just Nebraska, Iowa as well.

You know, it's a good question. First of all, I love the history of I'm a history guy. So, you know, the Republicans are very protectionist, particularly in the late 1800s. We wanted high tariffs. Was the smooth... The – I can't think of the last name.

You know, it's a good question. First of all, I love the history of I'm a history guy. So, you know, the Republicans are very protectionist, particularly in the late 1800s. We wanted high tariffs. Was the smooth... The – I can't think of the last name.

You know, it's a good question. First of all, I love the history of I'm a history guy. So, you know, the Republicans are very protectionist, particularly in the late 1800s. We wanted high tariffs. Was the smooth... The – I can't think of the last name.

Smoot-Hawley. They were both Republicans, and they passed this high tariffs in 1930. And that really put us in a deep depression. And the Republicans have ever since said, you know, we learned our lesson. Free trade is the right way to go. In fact, that's how you provide the best merchandise, you know, the best – product, if you will, at the lowest cost in the most efficient manner.

Smoot-Hawley. They were both Republicans, and they passed this high tariffs in 1930. And that really put us in a deep depression. And the Republicans have ever since said, you know, we learned our lesson. Free trade is the right way to go. In fact, that's how you provide the best merchandise, you know, the best – product, if you will, at the lowest cost in the most efficient manner.

Smoot-Hawley. They were both Republicans, and they passed this high tariffs in 1930. And that really put us in a deep depression. And the Republicans have ever since said, you know, we learned our lesson. Free trade is the right way to go. In fact, that's how you provide the best merchandise, you know, the best – product, if you will, at the lowest cost in the most efficient manner.

And it keeps our manufacturers short because you've got to compete. We've bought into this. Now we're going back to our roots. It's funny. The Democrats were more protectionist, you know, 1970s and 80s.

And it keeps our manufacturers short because you've got to compete. We've bought into this. Now we're going back to our roots. It's funny. The Democrats were more protectionist, you know, 1970s and 80s.

And it keeps our manufacturers short because you've got to compete. We've bought into this. Now we're going back to our roots. It's funny. The Democrats were more protectionist, you know, 1970s and 80s.

I think you're right because we're following the president's lead. But, you know, I'm philosophically a Milton Friedman guy. I read I read the Smith on free trade in the invisible hand. Yeah. All the kind of stuff that I buy into it. But it's funny that the Democrats sound like Republicans. The Republicans sound like dumb crap. And that's sort of, yeah. And also on Ukraine and Russia, same thing.

I think you're right because we're following the president's lead. But, you know, I'm philosophically a Milton Friedman guy. I read I read the Smith on free trade in the invisible hand. Yeah. All the kind of stuff that I buy into it. But it's funny that the Democrats sound like Republicans. The Republicans sound like dumb crap. And that's sort of, yeah. And also on Ukraine and Russia, same thing.

I think you're right because we're following the president's lead. But, you know, I'm philosophically a Milton Friedman guy. I read I read the Smith on free trade in the invisible hand. Yeah. All the kind of stuff that I buy into it. But it's funny that the Democrats sound like Republicans. The Republicans sound like dumb crap. And that's sort of, yeah. And also on Ukraine and Russia, same thing.

So I call a lot of my peers who are so-called right-wing Republicans, I call them their George McGovern Republicans. And they go, who's that? I go, well, that guy ran for president in 1972, and he sounds just like him. On all these same policies, yeah. Let's make a deal with the Russians. Let's have protection, yeah. Yeah. But this is how I see this happening. We're going to...