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Trump tells North Carolina rally the Pentagon will invest $1.5 billion in chipmaking there

Published 6:00 AM CT, Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · Updated 6:14 AM CT
In the 6 AM CT update

At a rally in Greenville, North Carolina, for Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley, Trump announced that the Department of War will invest $1.5 billion to produce semiconductor chips in the state, Fox News reported. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said at the rally that Sibelco, a supplier of high-purity quartz used in chipmaking, plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in its North Carolina operations, Fox News said. Whatley faces former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in the Nov. 3 election.

• Donald Trump
• North Carolina
• Greenville
• Michael Whatley
• Roy Cooper
• Semiconductors
• Howard Lutnick
• Sibelco
• Department of War
• Midterm elections
• United States