GOP gubernatorial hopeful's pro-Trump pitch to voters clashes with paper trail inside his own company
FIRST ON FOX: A billionaire gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, who has said there is "no bigger supporter of Trump right now than I am," is facing questions after a healthcare...
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FIRST ON FOX: A billionaire gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, who has said there is "no bigger supporter of Trump right now than I am," is facing questions after a healthcare company within his business empire criticized President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Rick Jackson has spent months trying to cast himself as the race’s most pro-Trump candidate who will be Trump's "favorite governor" despite Trump’s endorsement of Lt. Gov. Burt Jones . However, one of his companies has repeatedly criticized the OBBBA, a landmark GOP legislative package that Trump endorsed and signed into law last year. Jackson Physician Search, a subsidiary of Jackson Healthcare, said on its website in September 2025 that the bill's "sweeping cuts to Medicaid and ACA programs raise serious concerns about access, equity, and sustainability," and warned that some hospitals may need to "adapt or close their doors." In a February 2026 recruitment report, the company also said the law was projected to cause "between 10 and 15 million people" to lose health coverage, while Medicare and Medicaid cuts were creating "significant financial pressure" across healthcare organizations and considerable "fear and uncertainty" about what lies ahead. EXPERT REVEALS HOW COMPANIES ARE REBRANDING 'TOXIC' DEI POLICIES TO SKIRT TRUMP-ERA BANS: 'NEW WRAPPER' "Rick supports the Big Beautiful Bill. Period," Mike Schrimpf, a spokesperson for Jackson's campaign told Fox News Digital. "Growing up in the projects, Rick believes in the dignity of work and is a strong proponent of work requirements for that reason. He has long opposed Obamacare and regularly touts President Trump’s healthcare policies, like TrumpRx, on the campaign trail . That’s why Rick Jackson will be Donald Trump’s favorite governor." Schrimpf added that "for months" Democrats have been attacking Jackson for his support of the OBBBA, noting "this attack makes about as much sense as accusing a pilot of hating to fly." At a campaign event l…