Columbus, Ohio- Yesterday, during Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress, he praised unelected billionaires while showing exactly how he isn’t working for Ohio. He called the bipartisan CHIPS Act, which largely funded Central Ohio’s planned Intel plant, a “horrible, horrible thing” and called on Congress to “get rid” of the legislation entirely.

The CHIPS Act drove Intel’s multibillion dollar investment in Central Ohio and the project is estimated to receive over one billion dollars directly from the legislation. Intel has estimated the project will create over 3000 permanent jobs, 7000 construction jobs, and the potential for as many 10,000 local, long-term jobs in related fields. Now, Donald Trump wants to take that all away and Ohio’s Senators are nowhere to be seen.

“Last night, Donald Trump called legislation that creates thousands of jobs and invested billions in our state a “horrible, horrible thing,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “While Donald Trump threatens our jobs, Elon Musk and fellow billionaires are only getting richer and our senators are too weak to stand up for us. Ohio Democrats will always stand up to billionaires who would sacrifice Ohio’s economy for their personal gain.”

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