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White House defends Trump's beef import plan after report on billionaire's influence

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What happened White House defends Trump's beef import plan after report on billionaire's influence.
The headline split The Hill frames it as "White House defends Trump's beef import plan after report on billionaire's influence". WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation frames it as "Trump reportedly met with Brazilian billionaire before announcing beef plan".
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The HillNews report · Sep 2, 9:49 PM

White House defends Trump's beef import plan after report on billionaire's influence

The White House defended President Trump’s decision to temporarily suspend higher tariffs on ground beef imports amid a report that a Brazilian billionaire influenced the decision. A White...

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WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNationNews report · Sep 2, 8:27 PM

Trump reportedly met with Brazilian billionaire before announcing beef plan

The president announced a plan to temporarily lift tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tons of imported beef.

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