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Donald Trump: “Going bankrupt is national security. You know, our country…”

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 27:47

But they wouldn't allow one car, not one car was sold in Japan. They don't laugh at us anymore. This is really a matter of, this is national security. And by the way, Going bankrupt is national security. You know, our country is really in trouble going bankrupt. And the difference between going bankrupt and thriving, that's also national security. When you go bankrupt, when you don't have any money, you have no national security. And we are thriving. (27:47–27:53)

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Asserts that going bankrupt is a national security issue and that the U.S. is in trouble of going bankrupt.

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