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  • 5/9/2025
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, President Trump was asked about exporting meat to the U.K.
Transcript
00:01Right behind you.
00:02Oh, yeah.
00:03Tom Bacon from the BBC.
00:04Thank you, Mr. President.
00:05You mentioned meat.
00:06You're with whom?
00:07The BBC.
00:08Oh, good.
00:09Very much.
00:11You mentioned meat and beef export.
00:13The UK currently doesn't accept American beef because of its own food standards.
00:19Are you calling on the UK to accept all American beef and chicken products?
00:27Well, I think they'll take what they want.
00:29We have plenty of it.
00:30We have every type.
00:32We have every classification you can have.
00:35As you know, Bobby Kennedy is doing a tremendous job.
00:38And he's, I think, probably heading toward your system with no chemical, no this, no that.
00:45I think we're heading that way.
00:47It seems to be.
00:48And but we have that also.
00:51So we have a very big country.
00:53We have a lot of beef.
00:55We're a very big country.
00:56So it'll be great.
00:57Yes.
00:58Yes.
00:59Yes.
01:00Let's talk about American beef really quickly.
01:02And it can't be understated.
01:03I'm Rick Rollins, by the way.
01:05How important this deal is and what this means to American farmers and ranchers.
01:09Specific to the beef, this is going to exponentially increase our beef exports.
01:14And to be very clear, American beef is the safest, the best quality, and the crown jewel of American agriculture for the world.
01:23So I think a really important part of this deal isn't just the ethanol reducing of tariffs from 19 to zero, which for our row croppers is a huge deal, but also for beef.
01:32And as we move forward, I know our incredible trade team is looking at all of the meats, all of the produce, really all of our agriculture exports.
01:39And I don't know if there's an industry that has been treated more unfairly and has suffered more than our agriculture industry.
01:45So we look forward to, I'll be in the UK on Monday, talking to my counterpart over there for the next, really for next week.
01:51And I look forward to moving that out across the country.
01:54The President is incredible.
01:55I think we could say that we have the best in the world, best tractors, the best everything in the world.
02:01And they say that our agriculture is, you know, second to none.
02:06You understand.
02:07And it'll be a great asset.
02:08People are going to be able to have options, choice, and they'll have more of it.
02:12And that usually means lower prices.
02:14How about we'll do you?

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