Monday, February 16, 2026

Trump's Policies 'force' Giant Car Factory to Shut at Cost of 1,600 Jobs

Four months after it opened with promises of stable, high-paying factory jobs, a $5.8 billion Ford-backed battery plant in Kentucky is sitting idle - and 1,600 workers are out of work.

Posted by reinheitsgebot at 06:31 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink

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Kentucky gave Ford a $250 million upfront loan to build an EV battery plant, which is now shuttered. Lawmakers now want answers about how or if the state can recoup those taxpayer dollars, as the Beshear administration negotiates terms with Ford ahead of scheduled repayments next year.

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-- Kentucky Public Radio (@kentuckypublicradio.org) Feb 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM

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'Those are 1,600 Kentuckians that lost their jobs solely because of Donald Trump pushing that big, ugly bill, eliminating the credits that had people interested and excited to buy EVs,' Beshear told the New York Times.
'I bet many, if not most, of them voted for him, and he basically fired them.'

Womp Womp!

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-16 12:54 AM

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schadenfreude
noun
pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.

#2 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-02-16 12:56 AM

I've been homeless for years and this was supposed to be the grounding moment,' said Derek Dougherty, 28, who had just signed a lease near the site when he learned he would be laid off. 'We just started renting our apartment over here because of this job. Now that job's not there.'

Apparently this guy hasn't heard the Dow is over 50,000.

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-16 01:29 PM

So much for stinky's golden age.

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-16 07:17 PM

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