Trump visits Ohio and Kentucky to downplay war's effect on economy and target a top GOP antagonist

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 6:43 AM EDT, March 11, 2026


WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to visit Ohio and Kentucky on Wednesday to argue that his policies can steady an economy facing shock waves from the war on Iran and to try to defeat one of the few congressional Republicans who has dared to defy him.

In Cincinnati, the Republican president is touring Thermo Fisher Scientific, a pharmaceutical company. There, he’ll tout efforts to lower prescription drug prices, a key part of his attempts to show his administration is focused on making the cost of living more affordable for many Americans ahead of November’s midterm elections.

After that, Trump will visit a logistics packing facility in nearby Hebron, Kentucky, part of the district of Rep. Thomas Massie. Trump is backing a primary challenger to Massie.

The trip presents a test of Trump’s ability to cleanse his party of those who oppose him but also to try to stay on an economic message increasingly strained by the military action launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran. He’ll be “talking about the economy, which is, of course, the utmost importance to him,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-economy-oil-iran-massie-kentucky-ohio-a4dfc8bcdb32951495bf1c9bbda54ed8

[Walleye]

1. Karoline, New hairdo didn't improve her character any

[Botany]

5. She is going for the Rachel from Friends look.

[Ray Bruns]

2. All this post does is make me feel sorry for the people of Ohio and Kentucky.

[livetohike]

3. Hope he faces lots of protestors on his

“Shore up the base” tour.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. The plane left Joint Base Andrews at 12:48 p.m. EDT.

AF1, https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=adfdf9

The plane is past Portsmouth OH by now.

[hadEnuf]

6. The MAGAs will all clap at his gibberish like the trained seals they are.

They don't know the truth when it's in front of their faces, are incapable of knowing it, and don't give a shit anyway.

[lonely bird]

7. Oh

Fuck off, Donnie.

[twodogsbarking]

8. So the purpose of the trip was to bad mouth Rep. Thomas Massie. You betcha.

[ChicagoTeamster]

9. As usual, he targets the ones who won't submit. Maybe Massie will win. Maybe the district will go blue.

[William Seger]

10. #rump's "efforts to lower prescription drug prices"

... consists of putting up a lame clone of GoodRX.com with his name on it.

[mdbl]

11. I wish it were possible to warn us about the link's disgusting picture of Dump

It was completely shocking!

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Yeah that was pretty bad

Whenever I see his visage on a news site, I quickly scroll down!

[Bayard]

13. My thread on this subject

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221089642

Notice Glendale, Kentucky is not on his shopping list. Recently deceased Sgt. Pennington is from there.

I've been quite suprised over the years how Cincy has been turning more blue--including a Dem mayor. When I lived there it was a major red haven. N. Ky is Cincy suburbs. I think Rep. Massie will comfortably hold his seat. trump bad-mouthing him may be a bonus.