When a company that size shuts down—and this is unfortunately not the only closure to have affected the country or certain regions of the country, either in this or any other industry—when large groups shut down a plant which has hundreds of employees and survival committees such as my own are struck and begin lobbying potential buyers, those buyers know at that point that both governments and municipalities are anxious to see the company survive. So, it is perfectly normal for those buyers to ascertain whether public money will be available. That is part of the process.
The fact that Delek US Holdings may have been interested in securing significant government money as part of the operation doesn't shock me at all. Had I been in their position, I would have done exactly the same.