Farmers, ranchers and GOP lawmakers have expressed public outrage over the plan.
President Donald Trump has formally signed a proclamation temporarily lifting tariffs on some foreign imports of beef beginning Sept. 1, despite the firestorm of backlash he has received from farmers and Republican lawmakers over the action.
This action only applies to lean beef trimmings "to combine with U.S. beef" for ground beef, the White House said. These meat parts already entered the U.S. at a low tariff, but this action expands the amount to 300,000 metric tons.
The proclamation does not specify any countries by name that this action applies to -- something the administration has been tight-lipped about.
On Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins was asked in an interview where the U.S. is importing this beef from.
