Biden campaign blames Trump for ethanol crisis

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During a virtual press conference Tuesday, the Joe Biden campaign utilized farmers blaming President Donald Trump for the ongoing ethanol industry crisis. The farmers noted how the administration has given oil companies dozens of waivers, reducing demand for ethanol and forcing the closure of refineries across the country.

Jim Nichols, owner of a 500-acre corn and soybean farm in Minnesota, stated, “Corn farmers are in terrible shape due to President Trump’s betrayal,” adding, “we need change now.” Chris Gibbs, a farmer from West-central Ohio and president of the Rural America 2020 board of directors, stated, “Rather than supporting corn farmers and making E15 ‘America’s Fuel,’ Trump has consistently undercut this industry and hurt our farmers.”

Rural America 2020 is a nonprofit that advocates for policies that benefit agriculture and rural America, supporting Joe Biden for president. Last week, Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency announced it would deny petitions for small refinery exemptions for past compliance years, the so-called “gap-filling” petitions for the 2011-18 compliance years.