Trump Dangles $100 Million Kentucky Pharma Investment, But Only If Republicans Win Midterms

Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times,

President Donald Trump announced plans for the Department of War to invest $100 million to support a pharmaceutical company, with the offer conditional on Republicans winning the midterm elections next month.

President Donald Trump takes the stage at the Truist Arena on the campus of North Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Ky., on Oct. 17, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

Antheia would receive the funds to boost production of ingredients used in medications at a facility in Winchester, Kentucky.

"That's a big revitalization project," Trump said during a rally in the Truist Arena at Northern Kentucky University. "But, if the Democrats win ... they wouldn't be able to do it. They wouldn't even know what you're talking about."

Details about the investment are limited. The Epoch Times reached out to the Department of War for clarification but did not receive a response prior to publication.

Trump also mentioned a billion-dollar investment between GE Appliances and the IUE-CWA union to boost manufacturing in the company's Kentucky operations, announced in September.

The president urged supporters to vote in November, calling for a high turnout in what he described as a consequential election.

"This is the most important midterm in the history of our country because we've gotten more things done, and they ca