Internet backs Donald Trump as Black Georgia farmers express disappointment with Joe Biden

BUENA VISTA, GEORGIA: Black farmers in the Peach State are growing increasingly disenchanted with President Joe Biden according to a recent New York Times investigation. Losing this small vote group might prove detrimental for Democrats come November.

"President Trump, he did something for us while he was in office. President Biden, what have you done for me?" John Slaughter, a 39-year-old farmer from Buena Vista, Georgia, told the outlet.

Slaughter is one of many Black farmers who have turned to former President Donald Trump as their particular struggles persist. 

Reason why Black farmers have voiced their support for Donald Trump

According to the outlet, in Slaughter's case, the Trump administration assisted his family in correcting an administrative mistake and allowed them to retrieve their property deed. However, as of right now, his farm is not in operation, and he hopes to use any future government funding to buy equipment.

Other people who shared the same dissatisfaction with the Times were vegetable farmer and former Biden supporter Andrew L Smith Sr, who is thinking of voting red this time around after growing weary of the administration's purportedly broken promises.

Smith's fight for compensation for systemic discrimination and his inquiry as to why he had not benefited from programs meant to reduce Black farmers' debts were highlighted in the article. "He was told that he cannot apply for that money because he does not have the correct paperwork documenting the discrimination his family faced," the piece said in part.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the 'systemic racism' Black farmers faced

Meanwhile, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has mentioned the "systemic racism" that Black farmers have historically experienced as a result of unfair lending practices. He even brought up this topic at a recent Albany, Georgia, event, where he praised Biden's policies which are purportedly advantageous to the group.

According to a report, one of these initiatives since Biden assumed office involves sections of the Inflation Reduction Act, specifically providing $2.2 billion to individuals who have experienced discrimination through USDA farm programs. Another $3.1 billion program was designed to assist farmers in paying off debts.

Fund for those who have been subjected to discriminatory practices has yet to pay out anything

The National Black Farmers Association President John Boyd Jr is among those who are dissatisfied and unwilling to back Biden's reelection as a result of The Times' report that the fund for individuals who have experienced discriminatory practices has not yet disbursed any funds.

Boyd appeared on Fox News to discuss the broken debt relief promise in 2022. "This administration has let down America's Black farmers and other farmers of color," he told 'Fox & Friends First' co-host Todd Piro at the time.

"Many times on your show I made this request, and that request fell upon deaf ears after the president gave me his word last July that we would have a sit-down meeting, a real-time meeting to discuss why Black and other farmers of color had not received the actual 120% debt relief," he continued. 

He added, "The administration repealed it … and we see it as a broken contract between Black and other farmers of color and a broken promise on behalf of this president to not deliver for a body of people who certainly delivered for him."

Biden campaign's response to the issue

"The people of Georgia sent President Biden to the White House in 2020 and he’s delivered for all of us, bringing Black unemployment to a historic low and providing unprecedented levels of debt relief for historically underserved farmers – including Black farmers who have long been subject to loan discrimination, including under Trump," Biden-Harris Georgia state director Porshalain White said.

"While Donald Trump takes Georgia for granted and barely has any campaign presence in the state, the Biden-Harris campaign is working hard to earn every single vote and get the message out about what this administration has done to deliver for Georgians," White added.

Internet reacts to Black farmers getting more disappointed with Biden administration

Netizens gave their opinions after recent reports stated that Black farmers grew frustrated with the current US government.

One X (formerly Twitter) user warned, "They will vote Trump…just a matter of time."

Another commented, "Biden thinks endorsing racism helps the blatts! Calling white supremacy the biggest threat to our country."

"Sad when every entity is out for themselves. Are there any good people still in this country - very few," added one while one user tweeted, "Wtf Biden is way to much corruption going around anywhere it's getting out of hand..."

"I’m having a hard time understanding why any farmer supported Joe Biden in the first place," said one user. 

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