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In Kentucky campaign stop, Trump says he "can do stuff that is…

Trump also promised Kentucky a conditional hundred million dollar Defense Department drug plant, and told the crowd Google now kisses his backside; the lake keeps its old name on maps.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on Weekend Edition
Published 6:49 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

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First reported by CBS News: “In Kentucky campaign stop, Trump says he "can do stuff that is unbelievable"”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 6:49 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Kentucky, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Man United fans, college playoff bubble and the Eagles' coach (October 13).

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CBS NewsIn Kentucky campaign stop, Trump says he "can do stuff that is unbelievable"

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA big weekend story out of Highland Heights, Kentucky, where President Trump held a rally to boost Republican candidates, including Ed Gallrein for the U.S. House, making claims about his abilities that he called unbelievable.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd the proof he offered was a lake. He says he renamed Lake Ontario, in Canada, to Lake America.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe also promised every adult American five thousand dollars if Republicans win the House and Senate, and CBS News says that would likely cost more than one trillion dollars.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'm already picking my drive-through.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOne trillion. For a drive-through.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorKentucky got an offer too: a hundred million dollars from the Department of Defense for a drug manufacturing facility, if Republicans keep control of Congress.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo Kentucky gets a hundred million dollars with a condition, Chip, and the lake got a new name for free.

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