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Daniel Driscoll: “Under President Trump, we are [the strongest kid on the…”

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Published July 15, 2026 | Video Starts at 11:40

… mess with the strongest kid on the playground because you were worried about getting your ass beat. And so we want to be the strongest kid on the playground. And Under President Trump, we are [the strongest kid on the playground]. It's exactly right. That's exactly. I think our general worldview at Breitbart is that it really is peace through strength. It's not no war. It's that we're the strongest. (11:40–11:44)

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Asserts that the U.S. is the strongest military power under President Trump.

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