that was president trump yesterday in missouri, seemingly referring to a story we aired on morning joe about the economic pressure american farmers and producers are under because of trump s escalating tariffs. here again is that report from msnbc s vaughn hillyard. our whole future is uncertain right now. reporter: american workers across the country are bearing the brunt of the trump administration s growing trade war. a frustration we heard in the lobster waters of maine. or in iowa, where pork and corn exports are sidelines. other countries will take up that slack and we ll lose the markets for the long term, maybe for good. reporter: that dread reached the cranberry bogs of massachusetts. we don t want to be punished for just being from america. reporter: the market uncertainty stretches into kentucky s bourbon distilleries and across the potato fields of idaho. the crop is in the ground. it s an emergency. reporter: and back here in
reporter: that reached the cranberry bogs of massachusetts. we don t want to be punished for just being from america. reporter: market uncertainty stretches into kentucky s bourbon distilleries, across potato fields of idaho and back here in nebraska, soybeans. right now it is a lot of pain we re going through. reporter: third generation farmer hopes the president he voted for will end this trade war. every day the tariffs are going on is costing farmers millions of dollars. reporter: as producers wait for trump s exit strategy, his chief economic adviser says we re in a stalemate with china. trade negotiations are kind of stalled. reporter: and the president s handpicked fed chair warns these tactics could stunt economic growth. countries that go into more protectionist direction have done worse. reporter: on capitol hill we caught up with lawmakers from trump voting states calling for the administration to pull back. do you understand what farmers and ranches