United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, second from left, attends the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at UN headquarters. Yuki Iwamura/AP Washington —

A member of the Trump administration has seemingly raised a red flag after China bought millions of tons of Argentinian soybeans, taking advantage of a financial lifeline the US Treasury Department said it plans to provide to Buenos Aires – all while American soybean farmers are struggling with a Chinese blockade of their crops.

A photo of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s phone captured by the Associated Press shows a text from a contact named “BR,” presumed to be US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. The message linked to the X account of grain trader Ben Scholl, who

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