COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tariffs build factories. Saturday afternoon, October 3, 2026, as Air Force One prepared to carry him to the Vandalia rally, President Donald J. Trump announced “HUGE NEWS FOR OHIO”: Bayer is building a brand-new, $2.2 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing campus near Columbus. “It will generate thousands of Jobs for Ohioans in Advanced Manufacturing, Scientific Research, Construction, and more,” the President wrote on Truth Social.
He was clear about why it is happening. “This massive Onshoring WIN is thanks to my strong Pharmaceutical Tariffs, which have led to over 600 BILLION DOLLARS in new Pharma Investments, and lower (MFN) Drug Prices,” Trump wrote. “Companies everywhere are building in the U.S.A. BUILD IN AMERICA, HIRE AMERICAN WORKERS, AND PRICE DRUGS FOR AMERICAN PATIENTS FAIRLY — OR PAY. I LOVE OHIO!”
Hours later, inside the Butler-Vandalia Student Activity Center, he brought the news straight to Ohio Patriots. Fox News reported Trump citing the Bayer campus — about 600 permanent jobs and 1,500 construction jobs — alongside Stellantis’s $400 million Toledo investment and Electra’s $850 million aerospace project near Springfield. “Your state is booming,” he told the crowd. On Sunday, the President reshared Just the News coverage of the announcement to keep the win in front of voters.
This is the America First model working exactly as promised. For decades, the medicines American families depend on were made overseas, leaving the country exposed in a crisis. President Trump’s tariffs flipped the math: build here and hire Americans, or pay. Pair that with Most Favored Nation pricing that cuts what Americans pay for drugs, and you get new factories and lower prices at the same time.
For Ohio, the timing could not be better. With about 30 days to November 3, Sen. Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy are running on a state that is adding jobs, not losing them. Watch the Official White House video from the President’s October 3 departure for Ohio. Made in America medicine. Ohio jobs. Golden Age manufacturing.
