Ashley Hinson Breaks With Trump on Beef Tariffs in Iowa Senate Race 1
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 18
Ashley Hinson Breaks With Trump on Beef Tariffs in Iowa Senate Race 1
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 18
Summary
Ashley Hinson publicly opposed Donald Trump’s plan to cut longstanding tariffs on foreign ground beef, calling it the wrong way to lower grocery costs because it would hurt Iowa cattle ranchers.
The split marks a rare break for the 3-term Iowa Republican, who had spent much of the past year backing Trump’s agenda and promising to be his “top ally” in the Senate.
In the closing stretch of a tight race against Democratic state Representative Josh Turek, Hinson has also downplayed her ties to Trump and skipped the stage at his Dallas midterm convention.
Iowa’s agriculture-heavy economy has made the beef issue politically risky, and the open Senate seat is seen as potentially pivotal to control of the chamber.