President Trump warned John Deere Monday he would slap them with a 200% tariff if the company moves some of its manufacturing to Mexico. Trump made the comments while speaking to farmers at a policy roundtable in Smithton, Pennsylvania. “I just noticed behind me John Deere tractors, I know a lot about John Deere. I love the company, but as you know, they announced a few days ago that they’re gonna move a lot of their manufacturing business to Mexico,” Trump said. “I’m just notifying John Deere right now. If you do that, we’re putting a 200% tariff on everything that you want to sell into the United States so that if I win, John Deere is going to be paying 200%,” he continued. “It’s hurting our farmers. It’s hurting our manufacturing,” he added. “If they want to build in the country and the United States, there’s no tariff,” he said. WATCH: JUST IN: Donald Trump points at the tractors behind him, tells John Deere that if they move their business to Mexico he is going to put a 200% tariff on them. The comments came while Trump was speaking to farmers in Pennsylvania. "I will tell you that I just noticed… pic.twitter.com/5wpEAuTEo4 — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 23, 2024 From the Associated Press: When one farmer said recent decades had seen scores of family farms shut down, Trump asked what that meant for overall production. The response was that, thanks to larger farms now operating, total production is actually up but “we are losing the small family farms.” “I know that, yes,” Trump responded somberly. Later, he said, “I am not too worried about the people around this table” supporting him on Election Day, while jokingly adding, “But you never know.” In response to another participant’s concerns about energy production, Trump said he didn’t know that farmers were so energy-dependent. Another farmer talked about Chinese-subsidized businesses, prompting Trump to respond, “That’s why we need tariffs.” After the same farmer finished her comments by praising him profusely, he intoned: “Amen. I agree.” BREAKING: Former President Trump warns John Deere that if the company moves manufacturing to Mexico, he will impose a 200% tariff on the products it imports into the United States. pic.twitter.com/WBkZgVt19Z — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) September 24, 2024 John Deere previously announced it would move the manufacturing of skid steer loaders and compact track loaders to Mexico by 2026. The agricultural manufacturer slashed approximately 600 jobs from plants in Iowa and Illinois this summer. John Deere under fire for laying off hundreds of American workers as it shifts manufacturing to Mexico https://t.co/M6b2k6uWZI pic.twitter.com/GX44VvaIUq — New York Post (@nypost) July 29, 2024 Per Fox Business: John Deere, the world’s largest seller of tractors and crop harvesters, on Friday announced another wave of layoffs, telling around 610 production staff at plants in Illinois and Iowa that they will be out of a job by the end of the summer. The company is slashing around 280 workers from a plant in East Moline, Illinois, while another 230 employees are being let go at a factory in Davenport, Iowa. About 100 production employees at the company’s Dubuque, Iowa, plant will also be impacted. All layoffs are said to be effective from Aug. 30, the company tells FOX Business. The layoffs are being made due to reduced demand for John Deere’s products from those factories. The company says it generated $10.166 billion in profits last year. “We can confirm Deere leadership recently communicated that rising operational costs and declining market demand requires enterprise-wide changes in how work gets done to achieve our goals and best position the company for the future,” a statement from John Deere reads.