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Donald Trump: “2025 was the Navy's single best recruiting year in many…”

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President Trump Participates in a Troop Visit and Remarks on the USS George Washington

Published October 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 25:19

Now we have waiting lists with record numbers trying to join the US Navy and all of the armed forces. We have literal waiting lists. And I'm pleased to report that 2025 was the Navy's single best recruiting year in many generations. That's pretty good, isn't. It? But, you know, think of it. It seems like I've been up here so long, and it seems like I've been doing this for a long time and a half. (25:19–25:26)

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