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'They Voted for This': 3,200 Meatpacking Workers Thrown in the Trash as Tyson Shuts Plant in 74% Trump Town

The closure will cost 3,200 jobs and follows a 75-year low in cattle supply caused by drought reducing grazing land, increasing production costs, and impacting local businesses.

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Residents of Lexington, Nebraska, are facing uncertainty after the town’s largest employer announced it will close early next year. The news, reported Friday by MS NOW, comes from Lexington, the seat of Dawson County, which Donald Trump carried with more than 74 percent of the vote in last year’s election. Tyson, a meatpacking company, currently […]

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'Catastrophe': Trump economy kills 1 in 3 jobs in deep-red Nebraska town

Residents of Lexington, Nebraska, are panicking after the town's largest employer announced it would shut down operations early next year. MS NOW reported Friday from Lexington — the seat of Dawson County, Nebraska, which Trump easily carried with more than 74 percent of the vote last year. Meatpack...

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Raw Story broke the news in United States on Friday, December 12, 2025.
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