Trump dismisses affordability woes, boosts allies at northwest Georgia steel plant

By: Ross Williams

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 1,118

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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ROME, Ga. – In a freewheeling hour-long speech at a northwest Georgia steel plant, President Donald Trump sought to boost his second-term economic agenda ahead of November’s pivotal midterm elections.

“We have the most people working in history, and just recently, we crossed two milestones,” he said Thursday. “They thought it was totally impossible when the S&P hit 7,000 points, and the Dow Jones surged past 50,000.”

Trump’s motorcade brought him to the Coosa Steel …

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