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MLB MOVED THE ALL-STAR GAME OUT OF ATLANTA AFTER BIDEN SAID HE WOULD “STRONGLY SUPPORT” THE MOVE

On March 31, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said he had only had a “preliminary” conversation with the Players Association about the idea of moving this year’s All-Star Game out of Atlanta.
That night, Joe Biden said in an ESPN interview he would “strongly support” moving this year’s All-Star Game out of Georgia over its new voting law.
- Georgia Governor Brian Kemp called Biden’s focus on the issue “ridiculous,” but noted “when the president of the United States says something, you know a lot of people pay attention.”
Less than 48 hours later, MLB reacted and caved to political pressure, announcing it would move the All-Star Game.
- Governor Kemp said MLB caved to “pressure from the White House” and made their decision because of “cancel culture and a bunch of liberal lies.”

GEORGIA’S WORKERS AND BUSINESSES WILL PAY THE PRICE OF BIDEN’S BOYCOTT

This weekend, Biden’s top economic advisor admitted the Georgia boycott was meant to hurt small businesses.
- Chair Of The Council Of Economic Advisors Cecilia Rouse: “There's undoubtedly going to be a cost, I think that was the point.”
The tourism industry, one of the hardest hit by the pandemic, will further suffer as a result of the Biden boycott.
- Georgia will lose an estimated $100 million in revenue because of the move.
- Over 8,000 hotel rooms that were contracted for this game will no longer be needed.
- Cobb Travel And Tourism Chief Holly Quinlan: “The 8,000-plus contracted hotel room nights that will not actualize as a result of the MLB All-Star Game relocation will have a negative impact on Cobb's hospitality industry and other local businesses, further delaying recovery.”
Moving the MLB game out of Georgia will hurt minority businesses, with nearly 30 percent of businesses in Atlanta being Black-owned.
Historically, the All-Star Game has generated tens of millions of dollars in economic activity for host cities:
- The 2020 All-Star Game had an estimated economic impact of $89 million, and the 2019 All-Star Game had an estimated economic impact of $65 million.

GEORGIA DEMOCRATS AND LOCAL LEADERS AGREE: MOVING THE ALL-STAR GAME HURTS THEIR COMMUNITIES

State Rep. Teri Anulewicz (D-Ga), whose district includes the Atlanta Braves’ ballpark: “I truly hope other major events don’t leave Georgia on the heels of the MLB decision, which will ultimately only hurt working Georgians.”
Cobb Commission Chairwoman Lisa Cupid (D): “We certainly would have been uplifted had they chose to stay here. Recognizing that we are in a pandemic, this would have given us a lift out of that.”
- Cupid: “The President's remarks concerning moving Major League Baseball's All-Star Game out of Cobb County sends an unfortunate message to those residents and businesses here who have supported him.”
Georgia State Representative Erick Allen (D): The MLB’s decision “hurts Small business owners and Cobb County.”
Sharon Mason, President and CEO of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce, said that the region was looking forward to the economic boost from the All-Star Game, and that it moving “will have a negative impact on the frontline workers and local businesses located around Truist Park.”