Ben Ferguson: “This is all part of his plan to put America first.”

“While America has built many new warships over the years, they've been, they've tended to be smaller and much smaller and not conducive to where we are and where we're going. And peace through strength. This is all part of his plan to put America first. And from a national security standpoint, the president saying, I'll stand here and answer as many questions as I need to. It's important that you have a president that's transparent.” (14:00–14:05)

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