NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – President Donald Trump will be the featured speaker at the 99th Annual Farm Bureau Members Convention in Nashville Monday, January 8.
WKRN News 2 reports that Trump will speak to Farm Bureau members during a period of prolonged economic challenge across farm country, according to the Farm Bureau’s website. Profits have fallen and many farmers have seen declines in equity.
Though the Agriculture Department forecasts that farm profits will be relatively stable in 2017, action on key issues on the president’s agenda could help farmers turn the corner as they head into the new year.
But it may not be just agriculture he’ll address. The president said on Twitter earlier this week he would announce his “Fake News Awards” on Monday at 5 p.m.—the same time he’ll be in Nashville.
Trump will arrive to Nashville sometime mid-afternoon, and both Sen. Bob Corker and Congressman Chuck Fleischmann will fly in with him on Air Force One.
Traffic disruptions are expected, although specific street closures are not announced yet due to security concerns.
Nashville MTA said some of their bus routes will also be disrupted near the airport and within Donelson as Trump makes his way to Opryland.