Park City, Kansas - President Donald Trump has promised farmers billions of dollars in financial relief amid high diesel prices at a campaign rally in Kansas, just two weeks before voters head to the polls in crucial congressional elections.
The Agriculture Department would launch an $8 billion program to support farmers during the harvest season, Trump told supporters on Monday night.
Trump said the initiative was proposed by fellow Republican Senator Roger Marshall, who is seeking another term on November 3, when voters will determine control of Congress for the final two years of Trump's presidency.
Kansas has traditionally been a safe state for Republican candidates, but polls suggest the race between Marshall and Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton is competitive.
Trump's low approval ratings over the war with Iran and sharply higher petrol and diesel prices are weighing on the electoral prospects of many Republican candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Trump's party hopes to defend its narrow majorities in both chambers of Congress. Polls suggest Democrats have a strong chance of winning control of the House. The Senate is considered harder to flip, as only about one-third of its seats are up for election, but a change in control remains possible.
Trump previously said he plans to give every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate.