¶ Overview
Carter minimized Georgians’ “short term pain” and claimed that “the long term gain for American workers, for American families, will far outweigh that.” He wholly backed Trump’s tariffs and told Georgians to “hang in there and tolerate” their economic suffering. Tariffs slammed Georgians with increased housing costs and grocery bills and constricted activity at Georgia’s ports.
Carter defended Trump’s trade wars with ally nations and declared that “tariffs are the answer” to supply chain insecurities.
¶ Carter Downplayed His Constituents’ “Pain” From Trump’s Trade War
¶ Carter Minimized The “Short-Term Pain” And Praised Trump’s Plan On Tariffs
¶ Carter Claimed That The “Short-Term Pain” From Trump’s Tariffs Was Worth It In “The Long Term”
[VIDEO] Carter Admitted That “Yes, There Will Probably Be Some Short Term Pain” But Claimed That “The Long Term Gain For American Workers, For American Families, Will Far Outweigh That.” “HOST: Are you confident that these tariffs are the way to go? CARTER: Very confident. Look, long term, that's what we have to think here and that's what this president is thinking. This has gone on for a lot too long and nobody has addressed it. John, you've traveled overseas, overseas in other countries. Ask yourself, have you seen as many American cars on foreign roads as you see foreign cars on American roads? No, because they protect their industries over there. That's what they've been doing. And the longer we put this off, the longer we don't pay attention to it and address it, the worse it becomes. Yes, there will probably be some short term pain, but I would submit to you that the long term gain for American workers, for American families, will far outweigh that.” [FNC: Fox Report, 3/30/25]
[VIDEO] Carter Downplayed The Market Crash And Claimed That “We All Knew That We Were Going To Have Some Short-Term Pain In Order To Have The Long-Term Gain That This Is Going To Bring.” “I applaud the president for addressing this. All he wants is a fair playing field so that American workers can compete on a global scale. And that's what he's trying to achieve here. This is long-term. Yes, we've seen the stock market go down. We expected that, and certainly it has happened. But we all knew that we were going to have some short-term pain in order to have the long-term gain that this is going to bring.” [WTOC, 4/3/25]
[VIDEO] Carter Minimized The “Short-Term Pain” And Praised Trump’s Plan On Tariffs. “Yes, it's going to cause some short-term pain, but it's a long-term solution. It's going to result in higher wages and more jobs for American workers, something that they welcome and we welcome. So I applaud this president for what he's doing.” [WJCL, 4/4/25]
[VIDEO] Carter Claimed That The “Short-Term Pain” From Trump’s Tariffs Was Worth It In “The Long Term” To Achieve “Fair And Balanced Trade.” “I agree with the president on the tariffs. This is something that's gone on for way too long. We all want trade. Obviously. We want it in the state of Georgia and the coast of Georgia, we have two major seaports, the port of Savannah, the number three container port in the country, the fastest growing container port in the country, the port of Brunswick, the number one roll on, roll off port in a country. Trade is very important to us. In the state of Georgia and Georgia, ports are the economic engine not only of the state, but of the southeast United States. And it's very important we have that. So, yeah, we're concerned about the tariffs. And the president was quite clear on this. He said, look, we're going to have some short-term pain and we did. But in the long term, this is what's going to be better. And we're recognizing that now with these trade deals. Look, any time you let something ignore something and let it fester like this, it's harder to address it. I applaud him for addressing it. This is something that's gone on way too long. We need fair and balanced trade. And that's what he's achieving here.” [Mark Arum Show, 5/9/25]
¶ Carter Told Americans To “Simply Hang In There And Just Tolerate This Temporary Pain That We're Going Through”
[VIDEO] Carter Told Americans To “Simply Hang In There And Just Tolerate This Temporary Pain That We're Going Through.” “This president understands that he was given a mandate to decrease inflation, to increase wages and to secure our border. And we can do that. And we will do that. It will simply hang in there and just tolerate this temporary pain that we're going through.” [FBN: Mornings With Maria B., 4/8/25]
- [VIDEO] Carter Admitted That People Were “Hurting” From Tariffs But Claimed Trump’s Plan Was “Working.” “Look, we don't need to limit the president's authority or his ability to use tariffs as a tool in his chest. It's working. Look, I know people are hurting. Whether you're a large investor or a small investor, it is not fun watching that, getting your statement, and seeing it go down. I can tell you from personal experience, it's not fun. But I will tell you this, it is working.” [FBN: Mornings With Maria B., 4/8/25]
[VIDEO] Carter Was “Confident That The President Knows What He's Doing With Tariffs” And Downplayed The “Pain” Americans Felt. “And yes, the president has admitted that there will be some pain the American citizens feel and then he's probably right. There will be some, but it won’t be a lot. And tariffs are a great way to bring in revenues to our country. This, in the long run will help us. So I’m…I'm, you know, I'm very confident that the president knows what he's doing with tariffs and he's going to utilize them the right way.” [WSAV, 2/4/25]
¶ Carter Downplayed Tariffs’ “Minor Impacts” On Georgia Ports
¶ Carter Downplayed Tariffs’ “Minor Impacts” On Georgia Ports Because “We’ve Got President Trump Who Understands Business, Who Understands The Economy”
[VIDEO] Carter Downplayed Tariffs’ “Minor Impacts” On Georgia Ports Because “We’ve Got President Trump Who Understands Business, Who Understands The Economy.” “HOST: We're starting to see impact on the West Coast ports. Have we seen any impact yet on the Georgia ports? CARTER: Minor impacts. And there's been some and obviously a lot of uncertainty. And the one thing you don't want in business is uncertainty. And but and I can get that and understand that. But again, we've got someone at the helm. We've got President Trump who understands business, who understands the economy.” [Mark Arum Show, 5/9/25]
¶ Carter Told Georgia Small Business Owners To “Hang In There”
¶ Carter Told Georgia Small Business Owners To “Hang In There” And Trust Trump’s Strategy Because The Tariffs Wouldn’t “Last Long Enough To Have That Much Of A Negative Impact”
[AUDIO] Carter Told Georgia Small Business Owners To “Hang In There” And Trust Trump’s Strategy Because The Tariffs Wouldn’t “Last Long Enough To Have That Much Of A Negative Impact.” “HOST: What do you say to those business owners? CARTER: I say, hang in there. It's going to be long term. This is going to be good. Long term it's going to work out. And listen, who would you rather have negotiating a deal than anybody besides Donald Trump? I mean, he is the art of the deal. HOST: Okay. Should Congress do anything to make them whole? Is there any way they I mean, they're going to go out of business if something doesn't change. They've already lost money. They've already written checks in some cases. Is there any way to help these Georgia business owners? CARTER: Well, certainly we don't want anybody to go out of business, I can tell you. I never wanted that to happen in my business. And I was very fortunate that it didn't. But at the same time, I have mixed emotions about that. I don't think the government ought to be bailing out everyone. But when, if we're the cause of the problem, then perhaps we need to look at it. Again, I don't think this is going to last long enough to have that much of a negative impact.” [Politically Georgia, 5/12/25]
¶ Trump’s Tariffs Put Georgia’s Economy At Risk
¶ Georgia Businesses Braced For “Higher Costs, Tighter Margins, And Increased Uncertainty” Under Trump’s Tariffs
Georgia Businesses Braced For “Higher Costs, Tighter Margins, And Increased Uncertainty” Under Trump’s Tariffs. According to Fox 5 Atlanta, “While the Trump administration argues that long-term gains in domestic investment will outweigh short-term disruption, the outcome will depend heavily on how global trade partners respond–and how quickly new deals, if any, are created. For now, businesses across Georgia are bracing for potentially higher costs, tighter margins, and increased uncertainty” [Fox 5 Atlanta, 4/8/25]
¶ Carter Praised Trump’s Trade Wars
¶ Carter Defended Trump’s Tariffs On China
¶ Carter Tied COVID Conspiracies To Trump’s China Tariffs
[AUDIO] Carter Declared That “Tariffs Are The Answer” To Supply Chain Insecurities And Claimed That “China Knew What Was Going On. They Knew What Was Fixing To Happen” Ahead Of The COVID Pandemic Which “Should Teach Us A Lesson” About Pharma, Medical, Energy, And Food Independence. “HOST: We don't make anything in America anymore. And I said to I said to him, Senator, during the China virus pandemic, China was able to threaten us with our own with withholding our medications because we don't even make medications in America anymore. And if tariffs are not the answer, what is. CARTER: Tariffs are the answer. And I applaud the president for what he's doing. He's trying to create a level playing field. And we need a level playing field because it is not level right now. To your point, when the pandemic we learned about the pandemic in February and March of 2020, the ASPER at that time, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Emergency Response, Bob Cadillac, he told us he said that we saw a downtick in the amount of personal protection equipment that was coming from China as far back as the fall of 2019. China knew what was going on. They knew what was fixing to happen. They started hoarding that stuff, not sending it to us. That should teach us a lesson right there that we have to have. Pharmaceutical and medical independence. Yes, energy independence, food independence. But we've got to have pharmaceutical independence as well.” [Salcedo Storm Podcast, 5/20/25]
¶ Carter Praised Trump’s “True Leadership” On Chinese Tariffs
[AUDIO] Carter Was “Proud” Of Trump’s “True Leadership” On Tariffs And His Willingness “To Stand Up To China.” “This is exactly what President Trump wanted to do and what he has achieved. This is what true leadership looks like. Look, the president warned us this is the tariffs are going to be tough. It's going to cause some short-term pain but didn't and long term is going to be worth it. Now we're experiencing now and we've got a president who's got the gall to stand up to China, to stand up for the American people and the American worker. I'm proud of the work he's done.” [Fox News Rundown, 5/13/25]
Carter Claimed That Trump’s Tariff Strategy Was “Already Paying Off” And Labeled China As An “Adversary” Of The World. Congressman Buddy Carter tweeted, “.@POTUS' tariff strategy is already paying off, and the playing field is being leveled. Countries are coming to the negotiating table, and China has shown the world - once again - that it is the adversary.” [Twitter, @RepBuddyCarter, 4/9/25]
¶ Carter Defended Trump’s Tariffs On Canada
¶ Carter Defended Trump’s Fentanyl-Tied Tariffs On Canada
[VIDEO] Carter Claimed That “Almost 10 Million People Died As A Result Of The Of The Of The Drugs, The Illicit Fentanyl Coming Across The Northern Border” And Lauded Trump’s Fentanyl-Tied Tariffs. “Again, this is a tool in the president's talks. You know, I know Doug Ford and I, he's a good man and I know he means it when he says he doesn't want to do this. But at the same time, the president has made is making a point. He made a point to, yes, our allies, Canada and Mexico. We want you to secure that border. We're tired of the illegal drugs coming across that border, poisoning our citizens. Almost 10 million people died as a result of the of the of the drugs, the illicit fentanyl coming across the northern border, not the southern border. The northern border. We've got to secure that border. He wants Canada to do that. He wants domestic manufacturing. Listen, if you're going to side with a negotiator, I'm siding with Donald Trump, tell you that right now.” [FBN: Mornings with Maria B., 3/12/25]
¶ Carter Defended Trump’s Tariff Threats To Ally Nations
[AUDIO] Carter Claimed Trump’s “Masterful” Tariffs Threats To Colombia, Mexico, And Canada “Achieved What He Wanted To Achieve.” “And, you know, this is a tool in his tool chest. I mean, let's face it, Say what you will about Donald Trump. He is a great negotiator. I'd hate to have to sit across the table from him and negotiate something, but I will tell you, he has used it, I think, masterfully. If you look at what has happened, first of all, he was sending two planeloads of of illegal immigrants and criminals back to Colombia. And Colombia said, no, we're not going to take them. He said, okay, 25% tariff. [...] And he did the same thing with Canada and Mexico at the very beginning. He said, look in, let's you secure that border and stop the flow of the illegal drugs coming across that border. We're going to impose a 25% tariff. And what did Mexico do? They said, okay, we'll send 10,000 troops. It's up there right now. And sure enough. And that borders is secure now. Now we still got work to do. There's no question about that. But at the same time, he has achieved what he wanted to achieve. And I would submit to you that he's going to achieve even more with it. It is a tool in his tool chest.” [Morning Xtra, 3/28/25]