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Twitter Reacts to Trump's Speech to Farmers and Ranchers

January 10, 2018

1. PRESIDENT TRUMP TWEETED HIS EXCITEMENT IN ANTICIPATION OF HIS SPEECH TO AMERICAN FARM BUREAU MEMBERS ON MONDAY.

2. THE FEELING WAS MUTUAL. APPROXIMATELY 4,500 CONVENTION ATTENDEES STARTED NAVIGATING SECURITY LINES AT 6 A.M. TO HEAR THE PRESIDENT’S AFTERNOON SPEECH.

3. THOUSANDS MORE ACROSS THE COUNTRY TUNED IN TO WATCH LIVE COVERAGE OF TRUMP’S SPEECH.

4. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS THE FIRST SITTING PRESIDENT IN MORE THAN 25 YEARS TO ADDRESS THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU MEMBERSHIP. MANY ATTENDEES TOOK TO TWITTER TO EXPRESS THEIR THANKFULNESS FOR THE ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY.

5. PRESIDENT TRUMP ASSURED FARMERS AND RANCHERS THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.

6. THE PRESIDENT TOUCHED ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS IMPORTANT TO RURAL AMERICANS IN HIS 35-MINUTE ADDRESS.

7. SOME PRODUCERS WERE DISAPPOINTED PRESIDENT TRUMP DIDN’T ADDRESS THEIR BIGGEST CONCERNS.

8. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ACKNOWLEDGED TRUMP’S COMMITMENT TO RURAL AMERICA AND THANKED HIM FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ATTEND THE CONVENTION.

@RepRichHudson: Encouraged to hear @POTUS highlight initiatives to help rural communities in #NC08 @FarmBureau Convention: expanding access to health care & internet, improving workforce/econ development, & modernizing how we farm. I look forward to working towards these shared goals. #AFBF18

Issues:Agriculture