Chamber of Commerce, Ga. Industries Voice Opposition To Trade Policy

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July 2nd, 2018

Buck Paulk looks over pecans stored in his warehouse at Shiloh Pecan Farms in Ray City, Ga., Thursday, June 21, 2018. Paulk estimates that over 50 percent of his pecans are exported out of the country, China being one of the main recipients. Georgia is the nation’s leading producer of pecans.

David Goldman / Associated Press

In a rare break with the White House, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has come out against President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Trump has said the tariffs will make the U.S. a “much stronger, much richer nation.” The Chamber does not agree.

The chamber calls the tariffs “the wrong approach,” one that is triggering retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. In a state-by-state analysis, it explained that about $750 billion worth of Georgia exports are threatened by the new tariffs.

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