Today, a year after Donald Trump enacted sweeping, illegal tariffs on “Liberation Day,” the Democratic Party of Georgia launched a new social media video and mobile billboard hitting GOP U.S. Senate candidates — Buddy Carter, Mike Collins, and Derek Dooley — for backing the disastrous tariffs that in the past year alone have kept prices rising and resulted in more jobs lost than any year since COVID.
A new report from Axios Atlanta this week found that Georgia was on the hook for $7.1 billion in tariffs, but that hasn’t stopped Carter, Collins, and Dooley from praising Trump’s failing economic agenda at every turn.
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- “MAGA warrior” Buddy Carter praised Trump for his tariffs saying that “he’s proud of what [Trump] is doing with the tariffs,” as costs skyrocket.
- MAGA extremist Mike Collins told Georgians that he’s “not worried about the tariffs” and he thinks “it’s good” despite the effects they’re having on hardworking families.
- Failed, fired, loser former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley told the AJC that Trump’s tariffs “been a good tool,” and claimed “we’ve gotten some great deals out of these tariffs” even as Georgians suffer from higher prices.
“Buddy Carter, Mike Collins, and Derek Dooley have all backed Donald Trump’s illegal, economy crushing tariffs, even as Georgians across the state are being forced to foot the bill to the tune of $7.1 billion dollars,” said Democratic Party of Georgia Senior Communications Advisor Devon Cruz. “It’s clear that Carter, Collins, and Dooley care more about bending the knee to Trump’s MAGA agenda than lowering prices for Georgians and keeping more money in their pockets.”