President Donald Trump carried his election-year jobs push into Ohio on Monday night, announcing that the War Department’s new submarine component repair center will be located in Cleveland. The declaration added another major project to a campaign swing focused on supporting Republican congressional candidates.
Trump has been crisscrossing the country to rally support for GOP contenders while unveiling [1] investment, manufacturing and job opportunities along the way. His Ohio stop continued that run of announcements with a large military facility carrying a clear economic component.
At a midterm election rally in Youngstown, Trump presented the facility to a cheering crowd and emphasized the scope of its planned work. He said the center would cover 46,000 square feet and handle important submarine components.
“This massive 46,000 square foot facility will manufacture, repair and maintain key parts for virtually all new and existing submarines,” Trump told the crowd. The description placed manufacturing, maintenance and repair operations under one Cleveland roof.
The planned facility will work with parts for both new submarines and vessels that already exist, according to Trump’s remarks. That broad mission was a central element of the president’s announcement in Youngstown.
Trump then made clear that Ohio had landed a project sought by plenty of others. “A big deal that everybody wanted. And it’s going to be right here in Ohio in Cleveland, Ohio,” he added.
The Cleveland selection kept Trump’s stream of jobs and investment announcements moving as he traveled to support Republican congressional candidates. In Ohio, that message came attached to a specific facility, location and mission rather than merely a broad campaign promise.
The announcement also gave Trump an opening to highlight his reinvigoration of the U.S. military. He shifted from the facility itself to the quality of American submarines and their standing against international competition.
“By the way, we make the greatest submarines anywhere in the world. We’re 15 years ahead of No. 2, which is Russia. But they are No. 2,” Trump told the crowd.
JUST IN: President Trump announces Cleveland, Ohio will be the new home of the War Dept’s HUGE US Submarine Component Repair Center
“This MASSIVE 46,000 square foot facility will manufacture, repair and maintain key parts for virtually all new and existing submarines.”
“A big deal that everybody wanted. And it’s going to be right here in Ohio in Cleveland, Ohio!”
“By the way, we make the greatest submarines ANYWHERE in the world. We’re 15 years ahead of number two, which is Russia. But they are number two.”
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 13, 2026 [2]
Trump’s comparison put Russia in second place and portrayed the United States as holding a 15-year advantage in submarine production. His remarks connected the Cleveland component center with the larger military capabilities he was promoting at the rally.
The economic and military themes arrived together in Ohio. Trump was rallying support for Republican congressional candidates while announcing a War Department facility intended to manufacture, repair, and maintain essential parts for submarines.
That combination reflected the pattern of Trump’s travels around the country. His campaign appearances have also served as platforms for unveiling new investment, manufacturing or job opportunities, keeping the focus on tangible projects as the midterm election approaches.
In Youngstown, the president used the Cleveland announcement to offer the cheering crowd a concrete example. The project has a specified size of 46,000 square feet, a confirmed Cleveland location, and an assigned role involving submarine components.
The location was repeated in Trump’s own remarks, with the president stressing that the facility would be “right here in Ohio in Cleveland, Ohio.” His emphasis left little doubt about which state secured the project that he said everybody wanted.
The center’s work, as described by Trump, will not be limited to a single submarine or only to newly built vessels. It will address key parts for virtually all new and existing submarines through manufacturing, repair, and maintenance.
Trump’s Ohio stop therefore advanced two messages at once. He continued promoting Republican congressional candidates and fresh economic opportunities while showcasing the military strength he said has placed American submarines 15 years ahead of Russia.
For the cheering Youngstown crowd, the headline was straightforward: Cleveland is getting the War Department’s new submarine component repair center. Trump paired that announcement with a forceful endorsement of American submarine manufacturing and another election-year jobs pitch.