Politics. Wisconsin is a normally-blue state that went for Trump in 2016 but may not do so again in 2020 (as evidenced by the fact that they ejected Scott Walke

Politics. Wisconsin is a normally-blue state that went for Trump in 2016 but may not do so again in 2020 (as evidenced by the fact that they ejected Scott Walker). It would help Trump immensely in the state to have a big foreign company with lots of high-paying jobs open up there, which is why he and Foxconn met and put out a “things are on track!” press statement immediately after the Verge broke the initial story about the project not moving.