The choreography was familiar – a visit by Trump to a steel plant, and then a makeshift theatre against a backdrop of steel cut-offs bearing the slogan: Rome, Georgia: Coosa Steel. US president Donald Trump gives a speech at the Coosa Steel Corporation factory in Rome, Georgia, on February 19, 2026. "USA Steel Rome, Georgia" signage as US president Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Coosa Steel Corporation. Fuller has earned Trump’s endorsement in what is a hugely competitive Republican primary – and a potentially sticky election campaign – filled with 22 contenders. We don’t want people like that representing Georgia.”But the only people Trump goes after are those he believes to be a threat.

Source: The Irish Times February 20, 2026 20:07 UTC