# Trump promises Pentagon drug plant if GOP wins midterms

> At a Kentucky rally, Trump boasts of his power and pledges a Department of Defense investment in a state drug manufacturing facility if Republicans take Congress.
- Title: Trump promises Pentagon drug plant if GOP wins midterms
- Summary: At a Kentucky rally, Trump boasts of his power and pledges a Department of Defense investment in a state drug manufacturing facility if Republicans take…
- Keywords: donald trump, midterm elections, kentucky, republicans, ed gallrein, department of defense, Trump, promises, Pentagon, drug, plant, GOP
- Source: Fortune — https://fortune.com/2026/10/17/trump-midterm-rally-pentagon-investment-kentucky-drug-gop-victory
- Author: Michelle S. Price
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: donald trump, midterm elections, kentucky, republicans, ed gallrein, department of defense
## Trump rallies Republicans in Kentucky
President Donald Trump spoke in Highland Heights on Saturday to boost Republican candidates including Ed Gallrein for the U.S. House as his party struggles in the midterms.
## Trump boasts of expanded power
Trump claimed he can do things now he could not in his first term. He cited renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Lake Ontario to Lake America as examples.

> I can do stuff that is unbelievable.
## Trump faces voter frustration
Trump's self-proclaimed power contrasts with voter frustration over tariffs and the Iran war driving up prices. More Americans see him looking out for his own interests rather than the country's.
## Trump makes campaign promises
Trump claimed gas prices will drop after the Iran war ends soon and rehashed a dubious promise that every adult American would get five thousand dollars if Republicans win Congress.
## Pentagon drug plant pledge for Kentucky
Trump added a new conditional promise for Kentucky. If Republicans win, he said the Department of Defense would invest in revitalizing a drug manufacturing facility in the state.
## Gallrein replaces Massie after Trump feud
Trump pulled Gallrein on stage after backing him in the GOP primary against Rep. Thomas Massie, whom Trump had called a jerk and loser for opposing the Iran war and pushing for Epstein file release.
## Key takeaway

Trump rallied Republicans in Kentucky, claiming expanded presidential power and promising a Pentagon investment in a drug plant if the GOP wins the midterms.