Trump administration launches second round of coronavirus money to farmers as critics question long-term impact (Investigate Midwest) 

Investigate Midwest published an article stating that The Trump administration on Monday began the second round of direct payments to U.S. farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. Farmers have likely been more harmed by Trump than helped, studies found. Many critics see the payments as little more than buying votes. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “He took actions that cost U.S. farmers a lot of money, and potentially have a lot of long-term downsides. But you can have as bad of policy as you want, if you can silence the critics by giving them a bunch of money.”