do it now. reporter: he refuses to criticize the president who flipped iowa from blue to red with big help from farmers. i think there is growing uneasine uneasiness. we re in the middle of the game. you can t predict the outcome of the game in the middle. reporter: you can second guess the coaching if you re down by 50 at halftime. absolutely. we re down by a few touchdowns if you want to put it that way. he campaigned on a lot of things he s doing now. a lot of farmers are big supporters of donald trump. until he s out of office i don t think you will hear him say anything bad. really? they ll say it s good in the long run. reporter: brian wolken is the mayor of monticello and says most farmers will swallow the pain out of pride. and a $12 billion bailout doesn t hurt. by borrowing more money from china to pay you a subsidy. yeah. he knows we are taking a hit.