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Donald Trump: “Buttigieg spent billions of dollars trying to fix it and…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Makes an Announcement, Nov. 6, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 37:52

It's under bid right now about four different companies, all top of the line, like these two great companies, except, you know, in a different, slightly different field. And the air traffic control equipment is 45 years old. Buttigieg spent billions of dollars trying to fix it and didn't even use the right wire. You're hooking up glass into copper and you can't do that. You know, most, if they went to a reasonably good school, they'd find out you can't hook glass into copper. (37:52–38:00)

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Asserts that Buttigieg spent billions on air traffic control without using the correct materials.

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