Trump defends pause on beef tariffs: Prices are ‘coming down very rapidly’

Published August 26, 2026 11:08am ET | Updated August 26, 2026 11:08am ET



President Donald Trump defended his decision to pause tariffs on some beef imports, even as Republicans criticize the decision.

“Prices are coming down very rapidly, and now beef is starting to come down,” Trump told The Glenn Beck Program on Wednesday. “The meats, the beef is starting to come down, but prices have come down very, very, very substantially.”

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