President Donald Trump is in New Orleans today to speak at the American Farm Bureau Convention. Rice and soybean farmers say the tariffs and now the government shutdown have hurt their ability to make money off their crop. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat said despite the tariff issues, he expects the crowd to welcome the President.
"Farmers love him. Middle America, the Heartland of America, overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump, so speaking to the farmers is smart. He'll probably talk about the tariffs are they are hurting some farmers," said Pinsonat.
This is Trump’s first visit to New Orleans since a 2016 campaign stop. Pinsonat said the President is popular in the Bayou State.
"In Louisiana, Donald Trump got more votes than the last governor's race, both candidates combined in the runoff, so he's extremely popular in Louisiana as he is throughout the deep south," said Pinsonat.
Pinsonat said to expect plenty of media attention on the Big Easy.
"New Orleans will get a lot of attention with his speech being in New Orleans. PLus whatever else he decides to do, so yeah, it's great for New Orleans, and great for Louisiana," said Pinsonat.
