Trump pitches tariffs in Georgia: 'It's an eye for an eye'

Former President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his tariff pitch to workers in Georgia as part of his last minute efforts to carry the pivotal battleground.

"We'll also pass the Trump reciprocal trade act, meaning if China or any other country is charging us 100 or 200% tariff or tax, then we will charge them 100 or 200% tariff or tax in return," he said at a rally in Atlanta. "In other words, it's an eye for an eye."

"And when that happens, everything will just go away, and I will never apologize for defending America. I will protect our workers. I will protect our jobs, I will protect our borders," he continued.

"We're not going to have those companies stolen and everybody loses their job. Won't happen. Won't happen anymore, because the word tariff, to me, is the most beautiful word in the entire dictionary," he also said. "We have people that I don't know, they're either stupid or they're crooked. They don't want to let you use that. But we use it."

Trump challenged Republican free trade orthodoxy during his time in office, resulting in a significant platform shift for the party.

"I took in hundreds of billions of dollars from China, hundreds of billions. I would say they're not thrilled with me," he added. "Do you think they're thrilled that I'm leading in the polls?"