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Like many MAGAs, Don Bacon has seen a very slow growth in his once absent spine following his decision to forego running for his seat in Nebraska’s House district 2. This district includes much of the Omaha metropolitan area including ‘the blue dot’ of concentrated Democratic votes. It is one of the states that the Felon in the White House is threatening to have gerrymandered.

Since he announced his retirement Bacon has spoken slightly louder on issues. Note in this interview Bacon deals in the reality that the FIWH’s tariffs are bringing to Iowa and Nebraska. These areas will be seriously damaged by these policies:

From the Omaha World Herald:   

Rep. Don Bacon, who announced his retirement in June, said he sees troubling signs that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are beginning to weigh on the economies of both Nebraska and the nation.

In an interview with The World-Herald, Bacon noted how Nebraska and Iowa recently posted the nation’s biggest declines in GDP. He said he has heard from Fortune 500 companies and farmers in Nebraska who claim the tariffs have harmed them.

Then there was last Friday’s job report, which showed the nation has posted anemic job growth the past two months — a report that led Trump to fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“I think shooting the messenger is not a good thing,” said Bacon, the Republican who represents the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District. “I think there’s some deep concerns going on with Nebraska, Iowa right now.”

A recent federal report showed Nebraska and Iowa both posted GDP declines of 6% during the first quarter this year. Bacon said much of that is due to economic headwinds that grain farmers have been facing for about two years. But he said it appears to be getting worse.

Funny that one of Iowa’s spineless wonders couldn’t make much of a connection tariffs and what is once more expected to be grain rotting in the bin next winter and spring.