President Donald Trump’s proposal to use tariff revenue to bail out farmers experiencing harm from his administration’s trade policies is putting Democrats in the crosshairs of a sticky policy fight: support relief for working-class voters or continue battling the Trump administration’s economic agenda that they say is harmful to those Americans.

The president on Thursday floated using cash bailouts to ease the burden on farmers, a significant pro-Trump voting bloc, indicating that he is aware of the consequences of the trade war he is waging against other countries.

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