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Trump in Rome Touts "Affordability Fix" as Local Democrats, Business Owners Push Back

Trump visits a steel plant in Rome to endorse a candidate in Georgia's 14th district special election amid recent FBI election raids.

  • On Thursday, President Donald Trump spoke at Coosa Steel Corporation in Rome, Georgia, arriving about 2:40 p.m. and delivering late-afternoon remarks around 4:00–4:30 p.m.
  • With early voting underway, President Donald Trump visited Georgia's 14th Congressional District to highlight his economic agenda and energize Republicans ahead of the March 10 special election.
  • At the plant, President Donald Trump asserted the affordability crisis is over, but local businesses in northwest Georgia report doubled wholesale costs and `Knauss said` local eggs are 100% more.
  • Inside the GOP, Trump’s visit could influence the March 10 special election as early voting is underway and candidates like Clay Fuller and Colton Moore compete, exposing fractures.
  • Amid renewed focus on 2020 ballots, Trump said, `They came in, they took all those ballots; all those crooked ballots were taken`, as the Georgia State Election Board met after the Fulton County raid.
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Discover Dade broke the news in on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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