Trump's plan to use tariffs to force agricultural producers to move production to the United States, while simultaneously using the army to expel the workforce they need to do so is really some next-level strategic genius thinking.

@angusm Hungary has already tried this combo... food price inflation peaked at 48% in late 2022.

(It's going back down now... now that they're allowing migrant workers back in.)

https://tradingeconomics.com/hungary/food-inflation

Hungary Food Inflation

Cost of food in Hungary increased 3.50 percent in October of 2024 over the same month in the previous year. This page provides - Hungary Food Inflation - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

@dirtyoldtown @angusm You'd think one of Trump's "best people" might have heard about this, considering how much the MAGATs love Orban.