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President Donald Trump made a special trip to the Coosa Steel Corporation in Rome, Georgia, on Thursday, where he rounded off his visit with remarks focused on the successes of his administration on the economy, thanks to his savvy use of trade tools.
“Thanks to the fact that we got elected on November 5, and thanks to what I call the Trump Tariffs, business at Coosa Steel is booming again,” the president said. “And in October you received your first large order for tire racks since 2014. It was a big, massive order.”
The president joked that “tariffs” was his favorite word in the dictionary.
He discussed the success of the Coosa Steel Corporation, noting that the company was booming with so much business that it now has a “seven-month” backlog on orders.
“What a great comeback,” President Trump said, highlighting his 50 percent tariff on foreign steel, as well as his work to end “every one of the Biden-era exemptions.”
The president drilled down on the integral role of tariffs in America’s economic success. “Without tariffs, what would you do? You know what? Everybody would be bankrupt,” he stated.
He pointed out that other countries “have been ripping us off for years” by slapping tariffs on America. Now, the shoe is on the other foot.
And as far as the pending decision on executive authority pertaining to tariffs, the president roared, “I’ve been waiting FOREVER!”
The Supreme Court has yet to signal when it will issue a decision on the breadth of presidential authority under the Emergency Economic Powers Act, but the Trump administration – and Americans – will be watching closely.
In Georgia, President Trump said on Thursday that his policies have created over 5,000 manufacturing jobs and 70,000 construction jobs.
“They’re building factories like this,” he said, gesturing to the interior of the Coosa Steel facility.
“More Americans are working today than at any other time in the history of our country,” the president added.
Another win? President Trump discussed the staggering investment his administration has secured for domestic American manufacturing and production.
“In four years, Sleepy Joe Biden got less than one trillion dollars in new investment into the United States,” President Trump stated. “…We’ve already secured commitments for over $18 trillion.”
He quipped, “This term is blowing my first term away.”
