CINCINNATI — President Donald Trump's visit to the Tri-State caused some major backup on local interstates and roads.
After landing at CVG Airport just before 2 p.m., Trump made his way to Reading, Ohio, to discuss TrumpRx and reshoring pharmaceutical manufacturing at Thermo Fisher Scientific. After that, he returned to Hebron, where he gave a speech at the Verst Logistics Contract Packaging Facility.
You can get a full recap of both of those events here.
Traffic Impacts
With the president traveling from Hebron to Reading, the U.S. Secret Service announced early Wednesday that portions of I-75 will be closed throughout the day, including impacting evening rush hour.
Our crews saw major backups on I-75 starting as early as 2 p.m. Smaller local roads were also blocked off as the motorcade went to and from locations.
Why is Trump here?
In a press briefing Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president will be joined by lawmakers from both states who he "greatly admires and respects and supports." Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said he will be joining Trump.
Trump touted the economy and efforts to reshore pharmaceutical manufacturing while in the Cincinnati area, visiting two local businesses that have been impacted by his policies.
At Thermo Fisher Scientific in Reading, Trump touted efforts to lower medicine costs and reshore pharmaceutical manufacturing. TrumpRx is supposed to reduce the price of prescription drugs to match international rates. The president claimed the work his administration is doing has taken drug prices down "in many cases" by 80%.
Watch Trump's full public speech here:
While at Verst Logistics in Hebron, Trump spoke about how his policies have focused on American production. In a March 6 report, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said that employers cut 92,000 jobs in February and a small increase in the unemployment rate to 4.4%.
The president specifically spoke about his tax and spending bill, the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," claiming that those cuts led to Verst investing more than $10 million in expanding operations.
When will Trump leave?
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued temporary flight restrictions around CVG Airport from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. , meaning Trump is out of the Tri-State at this time.
