Published: June 6, 2026 ⢠2:32 AM IST ¡ Updated: June 6, 2026 ⢠6:11 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Trump seeks to shore up support among rural voters hard hit by tariffs, economic fallout of war with Iran.
United States President Donald Trump has sought to reassure farmers hard-hit by tariffs and the economic fallout of the US-Israeli war with Iran during a visit to Wisconsin.
The stop in Chippewa Falls on Friday for a farming roundtable comes months before the midterm elections in November.
Trump was seeking to bolster support for Republican US Representative Derrick Van Orden, who has been targeted by Democrats hoping to take control of the chamber.
Van Orden has closely aligned with Trump and has long espoused the president as the best leader for rural Americans.