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The president is caught between pleasing ranchers, a loyal GOP constituency and addressing voters' affordability concerns.
Ground beef is displayed at Handy Market on May 14, 2026 in Burbank, California. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
President Donald Trump returned home from China to a politically-fraught domestic policy challenge that has vexed top aides for months: sky-high beef prices.
The White House must now decide how to proceed with an executive order to temporarily ease tariffs on imported beef — a move that was delayed earlier this week amid intense backlash from farm-state lawmakers and industry allies.
