Georgia’s Kemp: MLB’s Decision Will Hurt Minority-Owned Businesses

Georgia’s Kemp: MLB’s Decision Will Hurt Minority-Owned Businesses
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a news conference about the state's new Election Integrity Law that passed this week at AJ’s Famous Seafood and Poboys in Marietta, Ga., on April 10, 2021. Megan Varner/Getty Images
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp doubled down on his criticism of Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from the state, saying that the move will have a devastating economic impact on minority-owned businesses.

“It’s minority-owned businesses that have been hit harder than most because of an invisible virus by no fault of their own,” Kemp told reporters at a restaurant in Atlanta. “And these are the same minority businesses that are now being impacted by another decision that is by no fault of their own.”