HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Oct. 18 -- A $100 million federal investment in a drug plant in Winchester, Kentucky, now comes with a condition set by the ballot box: the result of the Nov. 3 elections. President Donald Trump told a Saturday rally here that the Department of War would make the investment if the Republican Party wins.

Trump told supporters, "If the Republicans win, the Department of War will be investing $100 million in the pharmaceutical company and there to revitalize a gigantic drug manufacturing facility in Winchester, Kentucky," according to Fox News's account of the speech. The rally was held at Truist Arena on the Northern Kentucky University campus, 17 days before Election Day.

Fox News reported that Trump warned the investme...