Updated March 27, 2026, 4:47 p.m. ET
President Donald Trump broke off his remarks on reducing farmers’ prices Friday, March 27 to admire an enormous gold tractor on the White House garden, as he referred to as on agricultural firms to decrease gear costs.
Speaking from a balcony overlooking the South Lawn,Trump addressed hundreds of farmers, ranchers and executives as he urged tractor and gear makers to scale back prices and introduced expanded government-backed loans for agriculture companies. He stopped mid-speech take within the gleaming equipment under.
“A beautiful tractor … a gold tractor,” the president stated. “Somebody had me in mind. What’s that all about?”
The tractor was a gold-wrapped Fendt 1167 Vario monitor mannequin made by AGCO, based on an organization assertion. It was signed by several Cabinet members and governors, together with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey.
Two different tractors had been additionally on show: a Magnum wrapped within the colours of the American flag and a inexperienced John Deere.
“That’s a good one, too — red, white and blue,” Trump stated, earlier than returning his consideration to the gold Fendt. “Do you mind if I step over here and just look at that tractor for a second? Because I assume it’s a gift to me.”
During the occasion, Trump introduced an enhanced Small Business Administration loan guarantee program for agriculture-related small companies, growing the federal assure from 75% to 90%.
The remarks got here months after Trump rolled out a $12 billion federal assistance package for farmers. Since then, the Iran struggle has added strain to an agriculture trade already strained by tariffs, driving up gas and fertilizer prices.
USA TODAY’s Zac Anderson, Francesca Chambers, Bart Jansen and Reuters contributed to this report.
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