For years, Mackeys Ferry Sawmill in North Carolina depended on overseas buyers in China and Vietnam after domestic demand for premium hardwood declined. But when President Donald Trump launched his escalating trade war, the mill’s owners say the damage was immediate and ultimately irreversible. By July—just months after Trump declared his “Liberation Day” tariffs—they made the decision to shut the operation down entirely.
In a recent episode of the Big Take podcast, Bloomberg economics correspondent Shawn Donnan traveled to the “Old North State” to trace how one of America’s oldest trades was shaken by Trump’s tariff battles, and to hear how the mill’s owners now feel about the president they once supported at the ballot box.
“Oh no! Exactly what I voted for is happening!”
Wilson expressed deep regret about parts of his vote. “There are some things I regret about voting for President Trump? Yes, a hundred percent. Trade policy is one of them… I wish it hadn’t have turned out that way.” Even so, he said given the choices on the ballot, he still would have voted for Trump—reflecting a dilemma felt by many in rural America.
Then you deserve this. So shut up and fuck off. Fuck your family and its business and your complete stupidity that led to their financial downfall. Cherry on top is you said you’d do it again you dense pos…
The thing that gets me is that were Republican primaries. Had they had one shred of sense, they could have voted for a Republican candidate that wasn’t going to flip tables over.
They won’t even admit that another candidate would have been a better choice.
So then… you got the idiot that you wanted and you’re getting the policies that you deserve.
Kind of drives me nuts how many of these random articles there are and the people interviewed still say they’d vote for Trump. Like, what is the point of your interview then? You got what you voted for?
"I lost my job, my house, and most of my friends. My kids won’t talk to me, my retirement is wiped out, and I have to pass through 12 armed checkpoints to go anywhere in town.
But I’m also seeing fewer people putting pronouns in their bio, so I guess it was all worth it."
Seriously.
“Trump destroyed my multi generation family business, but I’d rather lose my multi generation family business than have a black, female, Democrat for president.”
That’s the level of brainwashing we’re dealing with. It’s profound.
But the tv told me there’s crime in a city I have never been to and will never go! It had to be done
On my clipboard I already have that paragraph copied. I was going to paste it, and say something that may not be word for word exact, but essentially identical in tone and message.
But I see you have it covered before I got here.
It saddens me how often this image will be relevant over the next 3 to ??? years.
And the reason the domestic demand for premium hardwoogmd dried up is no one can afford it anymore. All anyone can buy is compressed sawdust bullshit that falls apart if you think too much about moving it
LMAO. Eat shit trumpers.
Even so, he said given the choices on the ballot, he still would have voted for Trump
lol
Get fucked.
:)
Sounds like the market spoke, and I think it said: looooooserrrrr
I hear there’s some good ole’ American highway overpasses for him and his to live under. Nice plush bed of used needles and broken beer bottles. Didn’t ya hear? Rusted out grocery carriages are the new white picket fence! Yeehaw motherfucker.
His family owns two lumber mills: they’ve only had to close one of them, the other is still going full-blast.
following close behind
Even if the second mill closes, so what? His family has been running multiple businesses for generations, there’ll be enough there for him to retire in comfort, and likely enough to give his kids a couple legs up in their own lives.
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