(The Hill) -- President Trump on Wednesday sent a message to cattle ranchers defending his tariff policies and urging American ranchers to lower their prices.

"The Cattle Ranchers, who I love, don’t understand that the only reason they are doing so well, for the first time in decades, is because I put Tariffs on cattle coming into the United States, including a 50% Tariff on Brazil," Trump posted on Truth Social. "If it weren’t for me, they would be doing just as they’ve done for the past 20 years — Terrible!"

"It would be nice if they would understand that, but they also have to get their prices down, because the consumer is a very big factor in my thinking, also!" he added.

Trump has imposed steep tariffs on imports from Brazil, which is a major exporter of beef to the U.S.

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