Meredith Lee Hill
Scoop - Trump's top trade official privately told a group of House Republicans this afternoon that Brazil and Paraguay are best positioned to supply a flood of imported beef under the president's controversial plan ahead of the midterms. Trump officials have not publicly announced the source of new beef supplies - a plan that's sparked intense backlash from farm state Rs. Prior to Greer’s comments, the admin had not told most lawmakers either. Brazil’s history of food inspection troubles and issues with a strain of mad cow disease in recent years will also spark further angst from farm state Rs. The plan is open to all countries and aims to lower high consumer beef costs in the short-term, Greer said. Some Rs in the room also pressed him on Canada trade war details. more w/ @YarrowGrace https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/09/greer-outlines-trumps-controversial-beef-import-plans-to-gop-lawmakers-01062306