WSB-TV: “‘It kind of hits your bottom line immediately, and it’s basically a tax,’ said business owner Travis Reid.”
New reporting in WSB-TV highlights the disastrous impacts Trump’s economy-crushing, illegal tariffs are having on Georgians and small businesses a year after “Liberation Day” as GOP U.S. Senate candidates Buddy Carter, Mike Collins, and Derek Dooley continue backing them while Georgians suffer.
The WSB-TV reporting reveals that Trump’s allies even know that the administration’s illegal tariffs are causing Georgians pain – Former Georgia Senator and current Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler even “conceded” that small businesses are “experiencing headwinds in the current economy.”
- “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.
WSB-TV: Loeffler promotes Trump’s economic agenda, while some small businesses say it’s hurting them
By Richard Elliot | April 10, 2026
KEY EXCERPTS:
- Former Georgia Senator and current Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler conceded that some businesses are experiencing headwinds in the current economy […]
- She insisted that things such as higher fuel costs and tariffs are just short-term issues […]
- But Channel 2’s Richard Elliot spoke to small business owners who say the Trump Administration’s policies, particularly tariffs, are hurting their bottom line.
- “It kind of hits your bottom line immediately, and it’s basically a tax,” said business owner Travis Reid.
- He says the tariffs have not been short-term pain, but rather a long-term drain on his company’s bottom line.
- “When I directly import some of our goods from China, India, there’s been a tax that’s increased, which is averaging probably around 20%, as high, you know, last year, it was as high as 50% on some goods,” Reid said.