Trump pledges to let ranchers process their own beef after Glenn Beck warns him about ‘cartel’ - Earlier this week, conservative media figure Glenn Beck pleaded with the president to ‘break the back’

Facing a backlash from ranchers, Trump said he will take action to allow them to process their own meat ‒ a proposal pushed by Glenn Beck.

President Donald Trump said Friday that he will make it easier for ranchers to process their own meat, in an effort to weaken the control the nation’s four largest meatpacking firms have over the process.

President Donald Trump said he is working to allow farmers and ranchers to process their own meat instead of having to use USDA-inspected facilities, a policy that appears to have originated during a conversation Wednesday with conservative radio host Glenn Beck.

President Trump pledged Friday to allow farmers and ranchers to process their own meat in a salvo aimed at the industry's four dominant meatpackers, calling them a "nasty Monopoly." Why it matters: The president is under pressure to help a constituency his own policies have squeezed — increasing farmers' costs while raising prices for consumers on products like beef.