He Donated to Trump. He Bought a Tariff. Now He's Killing 6,400 Jobs
May 18, 2026
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9:47Now PlayingHe Donated to Trump. He Bought a Tariff. Now He's Killing 6,400 Jobs
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as posted by the channelA billionaire Trump donor just got the U.S. government to recommend 40% tariffs on imported quartz — the material in your kitchen countertop. Marty Davis, CEO of Cambria and heir to a $1.7 billion dairy dynasty, has spent years using his Trump connections to tax his competitors out of existence. His competitors aren't China.
They're small businesses like Kyle Keck's Marble Uniques in Indiana, with 30 employees and a family livelihood on the line. Economic modeling shows over 6,400 jobs at risk. Over 700 parties have formally opposed this. And Trump gets the final say today. This is the Inheritor Hypocrite — a man who wraps himself in "Main Street" while crushing the actual Main Street.
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1. NPR "How a CEO and Trump donor is weaponizing tariffs against his rivals"
2. CBS Minnesota "Cambria CEO Credits Trump's Tariffs For Helping His Business"
3. Reason "American Quartz Manufacturers Want to Make Kitchen Countertops Even More Expensive"
4. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Letter to ITC on Quartz Tariffs
5. Cambria "Testimony of Marty Davis at USITC"
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