The first 30 days of the second Trump administration have been filled with several moments that will not soon be forgotten, including the treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on his most recent visit to the White House.
According to economic impact numbers from the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the residents of the state of Georgia have reason to believe Trump’s first month in office has not been good for them.
On the topic of federal firings and funding freezes taking place across the country, The Trump administration, and more specifically the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is responsible for 10% of the workforce at the Center for Disease Control (CDC), which is located in Atlanta, being cut.
In a statement to The Atlanta Voice, Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said: “As Donald Trump prepares to take the stage tonight, there’s a reason he is the least popular president in modern American history at this point in his term. Staring down the threat of a Trump Recession, Trump has been a disaster for Georgians – his dangerous funding freezes and mass firings have put seniors, kids, and families already struggling to make ends meet at risk. And now, in the halls of Congress, his MAGA lackeys are advancing a budget plan that would take money out of the pockets of working Georgians, kick millions off of their health insurance, and take food off the table of low-income families in order to finance a massive tax handout to the richest 1%. Trump isn’t just screwing over Georgians – he’s playing politics with their lives.”
Over 21,000 Georgians have filed for unemployment since Trump took office on January 20, according to the report from the DNC. There have been eight mass layoffs that have taken place in Georgia, according to that same report.
In comparison, more than 500,000 new jobs were created in Georgia during the Biden-Harris administration. Georgia’s unemployment rate fell to just under 4% in November 2024, according to data provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
With nearly 2 million Georgians relying on Medicaid, and just over 40% of those being children, threats to both Medicaid and SNAP benefits, which has 1.4 million recipients in Georgia, are also concerning.
United States President Donald J. Trump is scheduled to address a joint session of the United States Congress at 9 p.m. EST.
